,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ajbfc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of 
,,representatives  ,september #c1       
#bjbf,mr4 ,fulcher introduced the       
following bill2 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 commerce1 and
 for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the ,halt    
,abusive ,internet ,lawsuits ,act of    
#bjbf4  #b4 ,applicability of certain   
laws to collection1 processing1 or      
disclosure of information or            
communications for a commercial purpose 
7a7 ,applicability  7#a7 ,in general    
,the collection1 processing1 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          
registers1 wiretapping1 trap and trace1 
or eavesdropping1 including chapter #a4e

 of the ,penal ,code of ,california     
7commonly known as the ,california      
,invasion of ,privacy ,act74  7#b7      
,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      
maintained1 adjudicated1 or arbitrated  
after such date4  7b7 ,definitions ,in  
this section3  7#a7 ,commercial purpose 
,the term commercial purpose includes   
the use of digital commerce for-- 7,a7  
the operations of a business or a       
service provider or contractor to a     
business2  7,b7 marketing or            
advertising2  7,c7 prompting1 receiving1
 or responding to consumer input2  7,d7 
facilitating the sale or purchase of    
goods or services2 or  7,e7 any         
commercial or business purpose as       
defined under law or regulation of a    
,state in which the collection1         
processing1 or disclosure of information
 occurs4  7#b7 ,digital commerce ,the   
term digital commerce means the         

promotion1 sale1 purchase1 delivery1 or 
support of products or services through 
connected digital networks and tools1   
including through the use of cookies1   
pixels1 session replay1 chatbots1 tags1 
and analytics4