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Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic Notarization Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-1625| Senate 
| Updated: 5/13/2021
Kevin Cramer

Kevin Cramer

Republican Senator

North Dakota

Cosponsors (14)
Jack Reed (Democratic)Jerry Moran (Republican)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Mark R. Warner (Democratic)Tom Cotton (Republican)James M. Inhofe (Republican)Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Raphael G. Warnock (Democratic)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)Mark Kelly (Democratic)

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic Notarization Act of 2021 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 such 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.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-3533
Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic Notarization Act of 2020
May 13, 2021
Introduced in Senate
May 13, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-3533
    Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic Notarization Act of 2020


  • May 13, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 13, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Law

Related Bills

  • HR 117-3962: SECURE Notarization Act of 2022
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Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic Notarization Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-1625| Senate 
| Updated: 5/13/2021
Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic Notarization Act of 2021 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 such 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.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-3533
Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic Notarization Act of 2020
May 13, 2021
Introduced in Senate
May 13, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-3533
    Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic Notarization Act of 2020


  • May 13, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 13, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Kevin Cramer

Kevin Cramer

Republican Senator

North Dakota

Cosponsors (14)
Jack Reed (Democratic)Jerry Moran (Republican)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Mark R. Warner (Democratic)Tom Cotton (Republican)James M. Inhofe (Republican)Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Raphael G. Warnock (Democratic)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)Mark Kelly (Democratic)

Judiciary Committee

Law

Related Bills

  • HR 117-3962: SECURE Notarization Act of 2022
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Computers and information technologyEvidence and witnessesFederal preemptionGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment information and archivesIntergovernmental relationsJudicial procedure and administrationState and local government operations