House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., was asked about the House of Representatives passing a bill that could ban TikTok if the company does not divest from its China-based parent company ByteDance. He encouraged his colleagues in the Senate to “evaluate the merits” of the legislation as its future remains uncertain.us polictics news House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., was asked about the House of Representatives passing a bill that could ban TikTok if the company does not divest from its China-based parent company ByteDance. He encouraged his colleagues in the Senate to “evaluate the merits” of the legislation as its future remains uncertain.