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H.R. 6364 · 116th Congress

Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic Notarization Act of 2020

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82 cosponsors · 42 D, 40 R
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1 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic Notarization Act of 2020

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Mar 23, 2020

Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic Notarization Act of 2020

This bill allows a notary public commissioned under state law to remotely notarize electronic records and requires recognition of notarizations performed under the laws of other states.

Under the bill, a notary public may remotely notarize electronic records occurring in or affecting interstate commerce if (1) the individual and the notary public are able to electronically communicate by sight and sound simultaneously (i.e., by video chat); (2) the notary verifies the individual's identity and records the notarization; and (3) the notarization complies with other requirements, such as those relating to the attachment of a stamp or seal to the electronic record.

Additionally, the bill allows a notary public to remotely notarize electronic records involving an individual located outside of the United States, subject to certain requirements.

The bill also requires U.S. courts and states to recognize notarizations, including remote notarizations of electronic records, that occur in or affect interstate commerce and are performed by a notary public commissioned under the laws of other states.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic Notarization Act of 2020

Latest action (Mar 23, 2020): Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Policy area: Law · Origin: House · Introduced: Mar 23, 2020

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.