Stopping Grinch Bots Act of 2025
- Last Action
- 12/17/2025
Actions
- 2025-12-17Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- 2025-12-17Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2025-12-17 (00)
Stopping Grinch Bots Act of 2025
This bill makes it unlawful to use tools such as bots to circumvent a website's security or control measures related to purchasing limits or inventory management.
Specifically, the bill makes it unlawful to circumvent a security measure, access control system, or other technological control or measure that a website or online service uses to enforce posted purchasing limits or manage inventory.
The bill also prohibits the sale of certain products or services obtained through such a violation.
The bill provides for enforcement by the Federal Trade Commission and state attorneys general or other authorized state officers.
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