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HR 3808 111th Congress House

Interstate Recognition of Notarizations Act of 2010

Official title: 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… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: 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: October 14, 2009 Introduced by: Aderholt, Robert B. Republican · Alabama See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 28 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 17, 2010
On motion to refer the bill and the accompanying veto message to the Committee on the Judiciary. Agreed to without objection.
Nov 17, 2010
Failed of passage in House over veto: On passage, the objections of the President to the contrary notwithstanding Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 185 - 235 (Roll no. 573).
Nov 17, 2010
Motion to refer the bill and accompanying veto message to the Committee on Judiciary.
Nov 17, 2010
UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question of passage of H.R. 3808 on reconsideration, the objections of the President to the contrary notwithstanding, and on motions to suspend the rules which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed. (consideration: CR H7506-7507)
Nov 17, 2010
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of the allotted debate time, the Chair announced that under the Constitution, the yeas and nays were ordered on the question of passage upon reconsideration, the objection of the President to the contrary notwithstanding. The Chair further announced that further proceedings on that question would be postponed until a time to be announced.
Nov 17, 2010
DEBATE - Pursuant to the order of the House of today, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the veto message from the President on H.R. 3808, equally divided and controlled.
Nov 17, 2010
Pursuant to the order of the House of November 15, 2010, the Chair announced that the unfinished business was the further consideration of the veto message of the President on H.R. 3808. (consideration: CR H7504-7506)
Nov 17, 2010
DEBATE LIMITATION - Mr. Ellison asked unanimous consent that debate on passing H.R. 3808, the objections of the President to the contrary notwithstanding, be limited to 10 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary. Agreed to without objection.
Nov 15, 2010
VETO MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT - The Chair laid before the House the veto message from the President on H.R. 3808. The objections of the President were spread at large upon the Journal, and the veto message was ordered to be printed as a House Document No. 111-152. Pursuant to the order of the House of earlier today, further consideration of the veto message and the bill are postponed until the legislative day of Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2010, and that on that legislative day, the House shall proceed to the constitutional question of reconsideration and dispose of such question without intervening motion.
Oct 8, 2010
Vetoed by President. (text of veto message: CR 11/15/2010 H7402)
Oct 8, 2010
Vetoed by President.(text of veto message: CR 11/15/2010 H7402)
Sep 30, 2010
Presented to President.
Sep 28, 2010
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Sep 27, 2010
Cleared for White House.
Sep 27, 2010
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Sep 27, 2010
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Sep 27, 2010
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7557-7558)
Sep 27, 2010
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7557-7558)
Apr 28, 2010
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 27, 2010
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Apr 27, 2010
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2919)
Apr 27, 2010
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H2919)
Apr 27, 2010
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3808.
Apr 27, 2010
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2919-2920)
Apr 27, 2010
Ms. Baldwin moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Jan 4, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy.
Oct 14, 2009
Introduced in House
Oct 14, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
 Votes taken on this bill 1
DateChamberWhat was voted onResultYes–No
Nov 17, 2010 House · vote #573 On Passage of the Bill, the Objections of the President Notwithstanding Failed 185–235 See who voted →
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 Latest action November 17, 2010

On motion to refer the bill and the accompanying veto message to the Committee on the Judiciary. Agreed to without objection.

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Interstate Recognition of Notarizations Act of 2010 - 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 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.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3808: Interstate Recognition of Notarizations Act of 2010. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3808/
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"H.R. 3808: Interstate Recognition of Notarizations Act of 2010." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3808/.
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