The House’s $95 billion relief package to Ukraine and Israel includes a measure that would ban TikTok if its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, does not divest — an unusual move orchestrated by Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and House leadership.

The popular app has garnered scrutiny from lawmakers over fears the company is sharing user data with the Chinese Communist Party. Lawmakers are also concerned the app creates a harmful and manipulative algorithm, pushing pro-Hamas rhetoric and promoting sensitive topics such as anorexia to teenagers.

The new measure has extended the time frame for ByteDance to divest to nine months, up from the original six months, and also allows for a three-month extension. Similar to the original bill, if it does not meet this deadline, the app will be banned in the U.S.

Paul Gallant, policy analyst for the financial service TD Cowen, told the New York Times that the move by Johnson to tie the TikTok “ban” into the foreign aid package is “a bit of brinkmanship” which would circumvent further negotiation with the Senate.

“To package TikTok is definitely unusual, but it could succeed,” Gallant said.

The House plans to vote on the aid package on Saturday. If passed, it will be voted on by the Senate as early as next week and then potentially signed by President Joe Biden. Biden has already stated that he would sign a bill that would put stipulations on the existence of TikTok, so its inclusion shouldn’t be a problem for Biden when it comes time to signing the foreign aid package.  

The bipartisan effort to eliminate Chinese influence on the popular video app was first voted on with overwhelming support in the House last month. However, once the bill reached the Senate, its momentum slowed down.

TikTok has been fighting back against Congress’s call to ban it, launching a $3.1 million ad campaign scheduled through April focused on how Congress’s move will hurt small businesses and trample free speech rights.

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​​“It is unfortunate that the House of Representatives is using the cover of important foreign and humanitarian assistance to once again jam through a ban bill,” a TikTok spokesman told the Wall Street Journal.

There are over 170 million American users on TikTok. A recent poll shows the public is divided on the issue, with a CNBC All-America Economic Survey showing that 20% of respondents believed TikTok should be banned no matter what, 27% said it should be banned unless it finds a new non-Chinese owner, and 31% said it shouldn’t be banned.