WASHINGTON, March 13 (Reuters) - The U.S. House of

Representatives was on track to pass a bill on Wednesday that

would give TikTok's Chinese owner ByteDance about six months to

divest the U.S. assets of the short-video app used by about 170

million Americans or face a ban.

The bill has enough support to pass as voting continued.

The vote comes just over a week since the bill was proposed

following one public hearing with little debate, and after

action in Congress had stalled for more than a year. Last month,

President Joe Biden's re-election campaign joined TikTok,

raising hopes among Tiktok officials that legislation was

unlikely this year.

The measure is the latest in a series of moves in Washington

to respond to U.S. national security concerns about China, from

connected vehicles to advanced artificial intelligence chips to

cranes at U.S. ports.

The House Energy and Commerce Committee last week voted 50-0

in favor of the bill, setting it up for a vote before the full

House.

But the bill faces a more uncertain path in the U.S. Senate

where some senators favor a different approach to regulating

foreign-owned apps that could pose security concerns. Senate

Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has not indicated how he plans to

proceed.