Republican Josh Hawley’s legislation would require the White House Office of Management and Budget to write rules banning the short-video app, except for law-enforcement and research uses. TikTok spokesperson Danielle Morgan said the measure is “a politically-motivated ban that will do nothing to advance the national security of the United States,” noting that the executive branch is already conducting a review. (The Logic)

Talking point: Hawley tied the app to the Chinese government; parent company ByteDance has long rejected such claims. Bill co-sponsor Marco Rubio has also joined with a bipartisan pair of U.S. representatives to seek a nationwide TikTok ban. “We’re watching what the Americans are doing,” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told reporters Thursday, noting that Canada’s Communications Security Establishment is “watching very carefully.” The Treasury Board Secretariat, which acts as the employer for the federal public service, did not respond to The Logic’s questions about whether it is considering banning TikTok on government-issued devices by deadline. Morgan said the company has a “constructive relationship” with Ottawa and engages “across departments to demonstrate how we protect the security and privacy of Canadian users.”