Senators Push App Disclosure Rules Tied to Foreign Adversaries

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15, 2026 – Bipartisan lawmakers reintroduced legislation Monday that would require websites and mobile applications to disclose whether they are owned, controlled, or store user data in countries designated as U.S. foreign adversaries.

The Internet Application Integrity and Disclosure, or App ID Act, sponsored by Sens. Ben Ray Luján, D-N.M., Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., and Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, would impose new transparency requirements on digital services used by Americans. 

The senators specifically named those tied to China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea.