3.0.0 2957 2022-10-28T01:46:11Z 2022-10-28T01:46:11Z Senate S 2019-11-21 116 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2019-11-21T22:17:28Z Stopping Grinch Bots Act of 2019 116 5263 HR 2019-11-25 Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce. Identical bill CRS 2019-11-21 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2019-11-21 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT N S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2019-11-21 True U000039 Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] TOM UDALL D NM 2019-11-21 True Science, Technology, Communications Civil actions and liability Computer security and identity theft Computers and information technology Consumer affairs Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Evidence and witnesses Fraud offenses and financial crimes Intergovernmental relations Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Jurisdiction and venue State and local government operations Science, Technology, Communications 00 2019-11-21 Introduced in Senate 2019-12-12T19:03:48Z Stopping Grinch Bots Act of 2019

This bill makes it unlawful to use automated tools (i.e., bots) to intentionally bypass a website's security measures in order to purchase and resell its products or services in interstate commerce.

]]> Stopping Grinch Bots Act of 2019 Display Title Stopping Grinch Bots Act of 2019 Short Title(s) as Introduced Stopping Grinch Bots Act of 2019 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to prohibit the circumvention of control measures used by Internet retailers to ensure equitable consumer access to products, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s2957is/xml/BILLS-116s2957is.xml 2019-11-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.