Stopping Grinch Bots Act of 2019
Latest action · Nov 25, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedNov 22, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Nov 22, 2019 |
| Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee | Referred Nov 25, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 25, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
- Nov 22, 2019Introduced in House
- Nov 22, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 188, November 22, 2019, page H9175.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2957 | Stopping Grinch Bots Act of 2019 | Identical bill | Nov 21, 2019 |
| HR 6096 | Stopping Grinch Bots Act of 2021 | Reintroduced Bill | Dec 1, 2021 |
| HR 7160 | Stopping Grinch Bots Act of 2018 | Reintroduction of | Nov 16, 2018 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To prohibit the circumvention of control measures used by Internet retailers to ensure equitable consumer access to products, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Stopping Grinch Bots Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: 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
- Science, Technology, Communications
- State and local government operations
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 22, 2019Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
