# 119-s-153: Repeal the TikTok Ban Act

119-s-153, Repeal the TikTok Ban Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] (R-KY); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-10).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-153
- Congress: 119
- Title: Repeal the TikTok Ban Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-01-20
- Sponsor: Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] (R-KY)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-10

## Summary

**Repeal of the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act (PAFACA).** This bill would remove the law that let the federal government designate and restrict websites, desktop apps, mobile apps, and augmented or immersive technologies as "foreign adversary controlled". It would also retroactively void any such designations made under PAFACA. - Families and app users: Would regain access to apps that were designated under PAFACA, including apps targeted by bans or restrictions. - App developers and platforms: Would no longer face bans or restrictions specifically authorized by PAFACA, reducing a source of statutory legal risk tied to those designations. - Federal agencies and regulators: Would lose the PAFACA authority to label digital products and technologies as foreign adversary controlled, and existing designations would be nullified. The bill does not authorize new funding or create new regulatory programs.

## Provisions PRIA read

- End federal authority to ban apps: benefit, high. This bill would repeal the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act. It would also say any prior designation of an app or related technology as a "foreign adversary controlled application" has no force. If enacted, agencies could no longer use that Act to ban or restr…

## Related bills

- 119-sconres-39: A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetar…
- 119-sconres-22: A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the appropriate budgetar…
- 119-s-3362: Health Marketplace and Savings Accounts for All Act
- 119-s-3248: Health Savings Accounts For All Act of 2025
- 119-s-2886: America’s CHILDREN Act of 2025
- 119-s-3752: SAVE America Act

## Sources
- [119-s-153 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/153)

## Related
- [119-sconres-39: A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United S…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sconres-39)
- [119-sconres-22: A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United S…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sconres-22)
- [119-s-3362: Health Marketplace and Savings Accounts for All Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3362)
- [119-s-3248: Health Savings Accounts For All Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3248)
- [119-s-2886: America’s CHILDREN Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2886)
- [119-s-3752: SAVE America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3752)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-153 (as of 2026-09-10).