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HR 6096 117th Congress House Science, Technology, Communications

Stopping Grinch Bots Act of 2021

Introduced: January 11, 2022 Introduced by: Tonko, Paul Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 1, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
Nov 30, 2021
Introduced in House
Nov 30, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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 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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3276 Related bill Stopping Grinch Bots Act of 2021
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 4
D
Huffman, Jared
California · Sep 19, 2022
 D
Levin, Mike
California · Feb 1, 2022
Spanberger, Abigail
· Feb 1, 2022
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Jan 11, 2022
COOPER, JAMES
· Jan 11, 2022
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Connolly, Gerald E.
Virginia · Dec 23, 2021
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Dec 14, 2021
 D
Sherrill, Mikie
New Jersey · Dec 14, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6096: Stopping Grinch Bots Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6096/
MLA
"H.R. 6096: Stopping Grinch Bots Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6096/.
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H.R. 6096, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6096/.
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