H.R. 7160 · 115th Congress

Stopping Grinch Bots Act of 2018

Stage
In committee
Sponsor
Paul Tonko
Introduced
2018-11-16
Latest action
2018-11-16 · Introduced in House

Summary

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.