119th Congress Law
H.R. 1777: SECURE Notarization Act of 2025
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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
- Madeleine Dean D-PAOriginal
- Julie Fedorchak R-NDOriginal
- H. Griffith R-VA
- Nydia Velázquez D-NY
- David Kustoff R-TN
- Joe Neguse D-CO
- Suzan DelBene D-WA
- Sarah McBride D-DE
Who scored on this bill
- 1Cliff Bentz SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced2 events+6
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History
- Introduced in the House by Cliff Bentz.
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- 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.