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To require any Federal or State court to recognize any notarization made by a notary public licensed by a State other than the State where the court is located when such notarization occurs in or…

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To require any Federal or State court to recognize any notarization made by a notary public licensed by a State other than the State where the court is located when such notarization occurs in or affects interstate commerce.

Introduced: April 5, 2005 Introduced by: Aderholt, Robert B. Republican · Alabama See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 13 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 7, 2006
Received in the Senate.
Dec 6, 2006
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Dec 6, 2006
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR 12/7/2006 H8808)
Dec 6, 2006
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR 12/7/2006 H8808)
Dec 6, 2006
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1458.
Dec 6, 2006
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR 12/7/2006 H8808-8809)
Dec 6, 2006
Mr. Sensenbrenner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
May 24, 2006
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
May 24, 2006
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 9, 2006
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
May 10, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.
Apr 5, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 5, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Requires each federal and state court to recognize any lawful notarization occurring in or affecting interstate commerce which is made by a notary public licensed or commissioned under the laws of a state other than the state where the federal court is located.

Requires such a notarization to: (1) use a seal of office as symbol of the notary public's authority; or (2) have the seal information, in the case of an electronic record, securely attached to, or logically associated with, the electronic record so as to render the record tamper-resistant.

What's happening now December 7, 2006

Received in the Senate.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1458: To require any Federal or State court to recognize any notarization made by a notary public licensed by a State other than the State where the court is located when such notarization occurs in or affects interstate commerce.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1458/
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"H.R. 1458: To require any Federal or State court to recognize any notarization made by a notary public licensed by a State other than the State where the court is located when such notarization occurs in or affects interstate commerce.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1458/.
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H.R. 1458, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1458/.
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[H.R. 1458: To require any Federal or State court to recognize any notarization made by a notary public licensed by a State other than the State where the court is located when such notarization occurs in or affects interstate commerce.](https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1458/)
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