# 119-hr-10263: Halt Abusive Internet Lawsuits Act of 2026

119-hr-10263, Halt Abusive Internet Lawsuits Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Fulcher, Russ [R-ID-1] (R-ID); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-13).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-10263
- Congress: 119
- Title: Halt Abusive Internet Lawsuits Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-09-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Fulcher, Russ [R-ID-1] (R-ID)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Law
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-13

## Summary

**Blocks privacy and wiretapping claims against routine digital commerce when information is collected, processed, or disclosed for a commercial purpose.** It would define what counts as a "commercial purpose" and "digital commerce" and bar related claims and enforcement actions from proceeding after enactment. - Businesses and service providers would gain immunity from claims under pen register, wiretapping, trap and trace, and eavesdropping laws for activities tied to digital commerce. Routine tools listed include cookies, pixels, session replay, chatbots, tags, and analytics. - Consumers and private plaintiffs would be unable to bring or continue these specific privacy suits when the use of data fits the bill's commercial-purpose definition. The measure explicitly covers claims under the California Invasion of Privacy Act when they meet that test. - State and federal enforcers would be barred from maintaining, adjudicating, or arbitrating existing or future enforcement actions that arise from covered commercial digital activities. The bill lists examples of commercial purpose such as marketing, facilitating sales, prompting consumer input, and business operations.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Shield for digital commerce data use: mixed, high. If enacted, this bill would bar civil or enforcement claims under federal or state pen-register, wiretapping, trap-and-trace, and eavesdropping laws. The ban would apply when information is collected, processed, or disclosed for a "commercial purpose" in digital commerce. "Commercial purpose" would…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act
- 119-hr-5582: Patients Deserve Price Tags Act
- 119-hr-2709: Save Our Sequoias Act
- 119-hr-8206: Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026
- 119-hr-1897: ESA Amendments Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-10263 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10263)

## Related
- [119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-137)
- [119-hr-5582: Patients Deserve Price Tags Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5582)
- [119-hr-2709: Save Our Sequoias Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2709)
- [119-hr-8206: Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8206)
- [119-hr-1897: ESA Amendments Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1897)
- [119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9298)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10263 (as of 2026-09-13).