Bill would let online firms collect user data without legal limits.
H.R. 10263 — Halt Abusive Internet Lawsuits Act of 2026 · Filed by Russ Fulcher (R-ID) · Introduced Sep 3, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill stops people from suing firms under wiretapping laws. It covers cases when firms collect, process, or share user info for business. It ends lawsuits filed before the bill passes. Firms could use session replay and pixel tracking without breaking the law.
Who it affects
People lose the right to sue firms for collecting their messages without permission. Online stores, ad firms, data brokers, and tracking vendors gain power to collect and share user data. These firms face no legal risk.
One thing to notice
The bill stops lawsuits filed before it passes. People who sued would lose their cases. Firms do not have to tell people they are collecting data. Firms do not have to let people say no.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
- Sep 3, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Sep 3, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- wiretapping — Secretly listening to or recording someone's phone calls or messages.
- session replay — A tool that records everything a person types and clicks online.
- pixel tracking — A tiny hidden image that follows what a person does online.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (1,614 characters) on Sep 5, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,206 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-17.
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