Stopping Grinch Bots Act of 2025 has not moved since its introduction on Dec 17, 2025, with no cosponsors
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 102 words.
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.
- Committees
- Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
- Policy area
- Commerce: 44 of 2,416 bills became law, 113th–118th (1.8%)
- Sponsor
- 2 of 551 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 1: introduced in senate · 1,058 words
- Latest action
- Dec 17, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 1 in all.
Identical or companion · 1
- 119th H.R. 6822 Stopping Grinch Bots Act of 2025 D · Introduced