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US HR1777
US HR1777SECURE Notarization Act of 2025 Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic Notarization Act of 2025
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Introduced
03/03/2025
03/03/2025
In Committee
03/03/2025
03/03/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
119th Congress
Bill Summary
A BILL To authorize notaries public to perform, and to establish minimum standards for, electronic notarizations and remote notarizations that occur in or affect interstate commerce, to require any Federal court to recognize notarizations performed by a notarial officer of any State, to require any State to recognize notarizations performed by a notarial officer of any other State when the notarization was performed under or relates to a public Act, record, or judicial proceeding of the notarial officer’s State or when the notarization occurs in or affects interstate commerce, and for other purposes.
AI Summary
This bill, known as the SECURE Notarization Act of 2025, establishes comprehensive national standards for electronic and remote notarizations that occur in or affect interstate commerce. The legislation authorizes notaries public to perform notarizations electronically or remotely, with specific requirements for identity verification, including using at least two distinct methods to confirm an individual's identity when not physically present. The bill mandates that federal courts and states must recognize notarizations performed in any state, as long as they are valid under the originating state's laws or the new federal guidelines. Key provisions include requiring audio and visual recordings of remote notarizations to be retained for at least 5-10 years, creating clear definitions for terms like "communication technology" and "remotely located individual," and establishing that notaries are not required to perform electronic or remote notarizations if they choose not to. The bill also protects the rights of aggrieved persons to challenge notarized documents and allows states to modify certain provisions through specific uniform law adoptions, while preventing notaries from engaging in false advertising or misrepresenting their legal capabilities, particularly in contexts like immigration services.
Committee Categories
Business and Industry
Sponsors (9)
Cliff Bentz (R)*,
Madeleine Dean (D),
Suzan DelBene (D),
Julie Fedorchak (R),
Morgan Griffith (R),
David Kustoff (R),
Sarah McBride (D),
Joe Neguse (D),
Nydia Velázquez (D),
Last Action
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. (on 03/03/2025)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
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| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1777/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/119/bills/hr1777/BILLS-119hr1777ih.pdf |
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