119th Congress
S. 3516
Stopping Grinch Bots Act of 2025
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Richard Blumenthal(D-CT)
- Introduced
- Dec 17, 2025
- Policy area
- Commerce
- Committees
- Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
- Official text
- Introduced in Senate · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (0)
No cosponsors.
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in Senate” version
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.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Dec 17, 2025 · Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. - Dec 17, 2025
Introduced in Senate