# 119-hr-7121: Securing Federal Devices from Chinese Applications Act

119-hr-7121, Securing Federal Devices from Chinese Applications Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Shreve, Jefferson [R-IN-6] (R-IN); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-7121
- Congress: 119
- Title: Securing Federal Devices from Chinese Applications Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-01-15
- Sponsor: Rep. Shreve, Jefferson [R-IN-6] (R-IN)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**A ban on covered applications tied to the People's Republic of China (PRC) on federal devices.** This bill would prohibit downloading or using those covered apps on any Federal Government device while allowing narrow exceptions for required research or intelligence functions. - Federal employees and contractors would be barred from using or downloading covered applications on federal devices. Agencies must remove any app identified as covered within 60 days. - Agency heads could grant an exception only when necessary for research or intelligence. They would have 270 days after granting an exception to issue guidance that documents cybersecurity safeguards and required risk mitigation actions. - The Director of the Office of Management and Budget, with the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of Defense, and the Director of National Intelligence, would issue guidance within 180 days and then every 180 days on how the list of covered applications is created and updated. - The bill defines a covered application to include apps developed or controlled by entities headquartered in the PRC, apps where the PRC government or Chinese Communist Party has a controlling interest, parent, subsidiary, or affiliate apps, and any app the Secretary of Defense deems an undue national security risk due to PRC ownership, control, or influence.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Harrigan, Pat [R-NC-10] (R-NC), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2026-01-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schmidt, Derek [R-KS-2] (R-KS), 2026-02-10T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Ban and narrow exceptions for apps: mixed, low. If enacted, the bill would prohibit downloading or using a covered application on any Federal Government device, effective upon enactment. An agency head could allow a narrow exception only when the app is needed for research or intelligence work required by law. Agency heads would have to issue gu…
- OMB app list and forced removals: mixed, low. If enacted, the Director of OMB would publish rules within 180 days and then every 180 days on how a covered-application list is made. OMB must consult DHS, the Defense Secretary, and the Director of National Intelligence on the rules. Agencies would have to remove any app on that list from Federal…
- Who and what the ban covers: mixed, low. If enacted, the bill would define key terms. 'Agency' would mean almost all executive-branch departments, military departments, government corporations, and independent regulatory agencies, but would exclude the governments of D.C. and U.S. territories and their subdivisions. 'Covered application'…

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- 119-hr-2853: Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-7121 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7121)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7121 (as of 2026-04-21).