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HR3149Referred to Committee

App Store Accountability Act

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-05-01
Introduced
2
Cosponsors
HR
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Type

Sponsor

John James
John James
Republican · MI · Representative
Votes with party: 97.2% (507 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/J000307

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (2)

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

  • Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL-12)Original· 2025-05-01
  • Erin Houchin (R-IN-9)· 2025-12-10

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 →

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.

2025-12-11

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • House Committee on Energy and CommerceReferred To · 2025-05-01

Previously

  • Energy and Commerce CommitteeReferred To · 2025-05-01

Plain-English Summary

This bill would require large app stores like Apple's App Store and Google Play to follow new rules about how they treat app developers, such as allowing alternative payment methods and preventing unfair removal of apps. The legislation aims to reduce the control that major tech companies have over which apps can be sold and how much they can charge users, giving smaller developers more flexibility and potentially lowering costs for consumers. The changes would mainly affect app developers, tech companies that operate app stores, and people who download apps on their phones.

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
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Open text viewRead on Congress.gov

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