119th Congress · introduced in the House · Jul 23, 2026
Stealth Bot Prohibition Act
Official title from Congress.gov
Latest action (Jul 23, 2026): Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Commerce
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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14 citations.
BUSINESS SOFTWARE ALLIANCE · lobbying firm or registrant: BUSINESS SOFTWARE ALLIANCE
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 23, 2026 · issue area: Computer Industry
$430,000
Spent on own lobbying
…y legislation, generally and including S. 836 - Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act, S. 1748 - Kids Online Safety Act, H.R.8413 - Secure Data Act, H.R. 9915 - Stealth Bot Prohibition Act Issues pertaining to content moderation and Section 230 generally
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NEWS MEDIA ALLIANCE · lobbying firm or registrant: NEWS MEDIA ALLIANCE
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Science/Technology
$600,000
Spent on own lobbying
…55, the TRAIN Act. S. 2455, the TRAIN Act; S. 2367, AI Accountability and Personal Data Protection Act; H.R. 10293, Halt Abusive Internet Lawsuits Act of 2026; H.R. 9915, Stealth Bot Prohibition Act and potential related Senate legislation; and preemption of state legislation relating to artificial intelligence.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NEWS MEDIA ALLIANCE · lobbying firm or registrant: NEWS MEDIA ALLIANCE
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Telecommunications
$600,000
Spent on own lobbying
Legislation regarding section 230 immunity for generative artificial intelligence; H.R. 9915, Stealth Bot Prohibition Act and potential related Senate legislation.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NEWS MEDIA ALLIANCE · lobbying firm or registrant: NEWS MEDIA ALLIANCE
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Computer Industry
$600,000
Spent on own lobbying
…tection and Integrity from Edited and Deepfaked Media Act of 2025; S. 2455, the TRAIN Act; preemption of state legislation relating to artificial intelligence; H.R. 9915, Stealth Bot Prohibition Act and potential related Senate legislation; and S. 2367, AI Accountability and Personal Data Protection Act.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NEWS MEDIA ALLIANCE · lobbying firm or registrant: WILLIAMS AND JENSEN, PLLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
$60,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Digital news content and publishing; antitrust issues impacting digital news publishers. Artificial Intelligence policies. Stealth Bot Prohibition Act (H.R. 9915).
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NEWS/MEDIA ALLIANCE · lobbying firm or registrant: INVARIANT LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Computer Industry
$60,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Educate policymakers on issues related to artificial intelligence. Advocate for H.R.9915, the Stealth Bot Prohibition Act.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
REDDIT, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: FRANKLIN SQUARE GROUP, LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Computer Industry
$60,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…9, Strengthening Transparency and Obligations to Protect Children Suffering from Abuse and Mistreatment Act (STOP CSAM Act); S. 146/H.R. 633, TAKE IT DOWN Act; H.R. 9915, Stealth Bot Prohibition Act; S. 1748, Kids Online Safety Act; Issues related to artificial intelligence
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
RECORDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA · lobbying firm or registrant: FIERCE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Copyright/Patent/Trademark
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Artificial intelligence; Bots; Intellectual property protection; Copyright issues; H.R.8915/S.4591 - No FAKES Act of 2026; H.R.9915 - Stealth Bot Prohibition Act.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NEWS MEDIA ALLIANCE · lobbying firm or registrant: FIERCE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Media (information/publishing)
$40,000
Paid to lobbying firm
General business issues; Impact of artificial intelligence on content providers; Issues related to stealth crawlers; H.R.9915 - Stealth Bot Prohibition Act; S.1748/H.R.6484 - Kids Online Safety Act; H.R.7757 - KIDS Act; Program Electronic Review Management (PERM) regulations at the De…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
ADVANCE PUBLICATIONS · lobbying firm or registrant: NVG, LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…l Intelligence. S.2367 - AI Accountability and Personal Data Protection Act. H.R.8479 - Protecting Consumers from Deceptive AI Act. Issues related to crawlers. H.R.9915 - Stealth Bot Prohibition Act. H.R.7757 - KIDS Act.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
PEOPLE INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 16, 2026 · issue area: Media (information/publishing)
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Advocated in support of H.R. 9915, Stealth Bot Prohibition Act - issues related to transparency requirements for automated web crawlers and AI data-scraping bots, including a prohibition on bot…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NEWS CORPORATION · lobbying firm or registrant: NEWS CORPORATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 15, 2026 · issue area: Copyright/Patent/Trademark
$200,000
Spent on own lobbying
Issues related to intellectual property protection and generative artificial intelligence; H.R. 9915 Stealth Bot Prohibition Act (119th).
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NEWS CORPORATION · lobbying firm or registrant: BL PARTNERS GROUP, LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 13, 2026 · issue area: Copyright/Patent/Trademark
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Issues related to copyright - no specific legislation. Issues related to AI including H.R. 9915 - Stealth Bot Prohibition Act.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NEWS CORPORATION · lobbying firm or registrant: BL PARTNERS GROUP, LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 13, 2026 · issue area: Telecommunications
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Issues related to privacy and security - no specific legislation. Issues related to AI including H.R. 9915 - Stealth Bot Prohibition Act.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing