Stopping Grinch Bots Act of 2025

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 3516 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3516 To prohibit the circumvention of control measures used by internet retailers to ensure equitable consumer access to products, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 17, 2025 Mr. Blumenthal introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To prohibit the circumvention of control measures used by internet retailers to ensure equitable consumer access to products, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Stopping Grinch Bots Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. UNFAIR OR DECEPTIVE ACTS OR PRACTICES RELATING TO CIRCUMVENTION OF ONLINE ACCESS CONTROL MEASURES. (a) Conduct Prohibited.-- (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), it …