S. 3516 · 119th Congress
Stopping Grinch Bots Act of 2025
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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.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Dec 17, 2025
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.
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 2025
Latest action (Dec 17, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Policy area: Commerce · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Dec 17, 2025
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.