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Stopping Grinch Bots Act of 2025

Official title: A bill to prohibit the circumvention of control measures used by internet retailers to ensure equitable consumer access to products, and for other purposes.

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  1. Introduced, done
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What This Bill Does

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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Timeline

  1. Library of CongressIntroduced in Senate
  2. SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  3. Introduced
  4. Committee

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