United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 7160 (115th)
Stopping Grinch Bots Act of 2018
Introduced
16 November 2018
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Status
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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3 December 2025
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.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 16 November 2018
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Introduced in House · EN · 16 November 2018
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 16 November 2018
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/7160
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/7160