Press Release: Foushee, Lee and Bilirakis Introduce Stealth Bot Prohibition Act

Bipartisan lawmakers propose rules requiring AI web crawlers to identify themselves and prohibiting deceptive stealth bots.

Quiver AI Summary

Bill introduced: Reps. Valerie Foushee, Laurel Lee and Gus Bilirakis said they introduced the bipartisan Stealth Bot Prohibition Act. The proposal would require automated web crawlers to identify themselves and state their purpose when accessing websites.

What it would do: The measure would bar “stealth bots” that allegedly disguise themselves as human users or misrepresent their identity, and it would give the Federal Trade Commission authority to enforce the rules through civil penalties.

Supporters’ view: The lawmakers and several media companies supporting the bill said the goal is to add transparency, reduce deceptive scraping of online content, and help website operators and publishers protect their systems and intellectual property.

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Valerie P. Foushee Fundraising

Valerie P. Foushee recently disclosed $88.6K of fundraising in a Q2 FEC disclosure filed on July 15th, 2026. This was the 759th most from all Q2 reports we have seen this year. 49.2% came from individual donors.

Foushee disclosed $71.4K of spending. This was the 930th most from all Q2 reports we have seen from politicians so far this year.

Foushee disclosed $47.8K of cash on hand at the end of the filing period. This was the 1120th most from all Q2 reports we have seen this year.

You can see the disclosure here, or track Valerie P. Foushee's fundraising on Quiver Quantitative.

Valerie P. Foushee Net Worth

Quiver Quantitative estimates that Valerie P. Foushee is worth $207.5K, as of July 23rd, 2026. This is the 444th highest net worth in Congress, per our live estimates.

Foushee has approximately $0 invested in publicly traded assets which Quiver is able to track live.

You can track Valerie P. Foushee's net worth on Quiver Quantitative's politician page for Foushee.

Valerie P. Foushee Bill Proposals

Here are some bills which have recently been proposed by Valerie P. Foushee:

H.R.9852: To amend title 23, United States Code, to include super speeder programs in State highway safety programs, and for other purposes.
H.R.9677: Grad Student Affordable Housing Act of 2026
H.R.9619: To require artificial intelligence chatbot providers to provide data privacy and security, and for other purposes.
H.R.9427: AI Workforce Impact Study Act of 2026
H.R.9274: Gun Violence Prevention and Public Safety Database Act of 2026
H.R.9273: To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to require public institutions of higher education that receive grants under the Medical Student Education program to include training for medical students relating to menopause in the curriculums of such institutions, and for other purposes.

You can track bills proposed by Valerie P. Foushee on Quiver Quantitative's politician page for Foushee.

2026 North Carolina's 4th Congressional District Election

There has been approximately $6,792,702 of spending in North Carolina's 4th congressional district elections over the last two years, per our estimates.

Approximately $4,469,317 of this has been from outside spending by PACs and Super PACs. Some of the groups who are spending money in this race include:

The rating for this race is currently "Solid D".

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