Stopping Grinch Bots Act of 2025

HR 6822, the "Stopping Grinch Bots Act of 2025," prohibits using automated software to bypass online retailers' posted purchase limits or inventory controls on websites. It makes it illegal to sell or offer for sale items obtained by circumventing these limits, targeting sellers who knowingly use such methods. The bill empowers the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and state attorneys general to enforce these rules through civil actions, seeking injunctions, damages, or compliance. It directly affects online retailers implementing purchase limits and consumers or third parties using bots to circumvent those limits.