H.R. 7160 · 115th Congress
Stopping Grinch Bots Act of 2018
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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 it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Nov 16, 2018
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.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Stopping Grinch Bots Act of 2018
Latest action (Nov 16, 2018): Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications · Origin: House · Introduced: Nov 16, 2018
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.