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Stopping Grinch Bots Act of 2018

Introduced: November 16, 2018 Introduced by: Tonko, Paul Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Nov 16, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Nov 16, 2018
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Stopping Grinch Bots Act of 2018

This bill prohibits the circumvention (e.g., via bot technology) of a website's security measure or technological control for enforcing posted purchasing limits or for managing inventory. A person may not sell a product if the person knows that the product was acquired using such circumvention.

What's happening now November 16, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3639 Related bill A bill to prohibit the circumvention of control measures used by Internet retailers to ensure equitable consumer access…
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Sherman, Brad
California · Nov 29, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7160: Stopping Grinch Bots Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-7160/
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"H.R. 7160: Stopping Grinch Bots Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-7160/.
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H.R. 7160, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-7160/.
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