Stopping Grinch Bots Act of 2025
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsor
- 1
- Latest action
- Dec 17, 2025
What it does
The Stopping Grinch Bots Act of 2025 would make it unlawful to bypass online retailers’ security measures designed to enforce purchase limits or manage inventory, or to sell goods obtained through such circumvention if the seller participated in, controlled, or knew about the violation. The bill grants the Federal Trade Commission authority to enforce these prohibitions as unfair or deceptive practices under the FTC Act, and allows state attorneys general and other authorized consumer protection officials to bring civil actions to stop violations, seek damages, and enforce compliance, with provisions for FTC notice, intervention, and coordination. The law includes exceptions for legitimate…
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Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Current step)
Floor (Not started)
Law (Not started)
What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.