S1586Referred to Committee

App Store Accountability Act

Share:
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-05-01
Introduced
0
Cosponsors
S
ⓘ
Type

Sponsor

Mike Lee
Mike Lee
Republican · UT · Senator
Votes with party: 35.0% (314 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/L000577

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (0)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

No cosponsors on record. Bills can pass without cosponsors — this often means the sponsor introduced the bill alone, either because it's a messaging bill, a chairman's mark, or simply early in the legislative cycle.

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

2025-05-01

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

Previously

Plain-English Summary

This bill would regulate how major app stores like Apple's App Store and Google Play operate, likely by requiring them to be more transparent about their fees, rules for app developers, and how they decide which apps to feature or remove. The changes would aim to give smaller app developers fairer treatment and more ability to compete against large tech companies that own the platforms. Consumers could potentially benefit through lower prices and more app choices if developers face fewer restrictions and fees.

AI-assisted summary generated from the official bill metadata (title, subjects, actions) sourced from Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed. Always verify against the official text linked below.

Subjects

Commerce
Full bill text is not yet cached locally.
Open text viewRead on Congress.gov

Related legislation

Bills by the same sponsor or covering overlapping subjects.