US lawmakers take aim at Apple and Google over their app stores   

Member of the US House of Representatives have introduced a bill aimed at reining in the power of the app stores of tech giants Apple and Google, among others. 

A Republican and a Democratic member of the US House of Representatives introduced a bill aimed at reining in powerful app stores run by companies like Apple and Google.

The bill is a companion to a measure introduced this week by a bipartisan trio of senators which would bar big app stores from requiring app providers to use alternate app stores and payment systems.