118th Congress Law
H.R. 1059: SECURE Notarization Act of 2023
Passed House
- Introduced (completed)
- Passed House (completed)
- Passed Senate (not reached)
- To the President (not reached)
- Became law (not reached)
Summary
This bill allows a notary public commissioned under state law to remotely notarize electronic records and perform notarizations for remotely located individuals. The bill provides technical requirements for the notarizations, including the creation and retention of video and audio recordings and the use of communication technologies (i.e., video chat).
Additionally, the bill requires U.S. courts and states to recognize notarizations—including remote notarizations of electronic records and notarizations of remotely-located individuals—that occur in or affect interstate commerce and are performed by a notary public commissioned under the laws of other states.
The bill also allows a notary public to remotely notarize electronic records involving an individual located outside of the United States, subject to certain requirements.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Joyce Beatty D-OHOriginal
- Madeleine Dean D-PAOriginal
- Dwight Evans D-PAOriginal
- Veronica Escobar D-TXOriginal
- Andrew Garbarino R-NYOriginal
- Derek Kilmer D-WAOriginal
- Young Kim R-CAOriginal
- Mike Quigley D-ILOriginal
- Guy Reschenthaler R-PAOriginal
- Dina Titus D-NVOriginal
- Jill Tokuda D-HIOriginal
- Nydia Velázquez D-NYOriginal
- Ann Wagner R-MOOriginal
- Jennifer Wexton D-VAOriginal
- Elissa Slotkin D-MI
- Lisa Blunt Rochester D-DE
- Suzan DelBene D-WA
- Bill Foster D-IL
- David Kustoff R-TN
- James McGovern D-MA
- Donald Norcross D-NJ
- Joe Neguse D-CO
- Bryan Steil R-WI
- David Trone D-MD
- H. Griffith R-VA
- Marie Gluesenkamp Perez D-WA
- Brian Higgins D-NY
- Chrissy Houlahan D-PA
- Blaine Luetkemeyer R-MO
- Kweisi Mfume D-MD
Who scored on this bill
- 1Kelly Armstrong SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced, reached a cosponsor milestone, passed House4 events+42
- 2Joyce BeattyCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
- 2Lisa Blunt RochesterCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
- 2Madeleine DeanCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
- 2Suzan DelBeneCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
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History
- Passed the House by voice vote.
- Introduced in the House by Kelly Armstrong.
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- Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Mr. Bilirakis moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H892-896)
- DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1059.
- Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H893-894)
- On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H893-894)
- Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce.
- Introduced in House
- 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.