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HR 6096 117th Congress House Science, Technology, Communications

Stopping Grinch Bots Act of 2021

Introduced: November 30, 2021 Introduced by: Tonko, Paul Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 1, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
Nov 30, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Nov 30, 2021
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Stopping Grinch Bots Act of 2021

This bill makes it unlawful to use automated tools (i.e., bots) to intentionally bypass a website's security measures in order to purchase and resell its products or services in interstate commerce.

What's happening now December 1, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4