Halt Abusive Internet Lawsuits Act of 2026

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 10263 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 10263 To clarify the applicability of certain Federal and State laws for conducting routine digital commerce, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 3, 2026 Mr. Fulcher introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To clarify the applicability of certain Federal and State laws for conducting routine digital commerce, 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 ``Halt Abusive Internet Lawsuits Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN LAWS TO COLLECTION, PROCESSING, OR DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION OR COMMUNICATIONS FOR A COMMERCIAL PURPOSE. (a) Applicability.-- (1) In general.--The collection, processing, or disclosure of information or communications for a commercial purpose shall give rise to no claim or enforcement action under Federal or State law with respect to pen registers, wiretapping, trap and trace, or eavesdropping, including chapter 1.5 of the Penal Code of California (commonly known as the ``California Invasion of Privacy Act''). (2) Expiration of certain claims and actions.--Any such claim or enforcement action in progress as of the date of the enactment of this Act may not be maintained, adjudicated, or arbitrated after such date. (b) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Commercial purpose.--The term ``commercial purpose'' includes the use of digital commerce for-- (A) the operations of a business or a service provider or contractor to a business; (B) marketing or advertising; (C) prompting, receiving, or responding to consumer input; (D) fa