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S 1212 118th Congress Senate Law

Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic Notarization Act of 2023

Introduced: April 19, 2023 Introduced by: Cramer, Kevin Republican · North Dakota See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 19, 2023
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Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic Notarization Act of 2023

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.

What's happening now April 19, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1059 Related bill SECURE Notarization Act of 2023
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 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 6 Republican 5
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Kelly, Mark
Arizona · Sep 28, 2023
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Smith, Tina
Minnesota · Sep 28, 2023
 R
Daines, Steve
Montana · Sep 7, 2023
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Jul 12, 2023
 R
Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · Jun 8, 2023
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · May 30, 2023
 D
Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · May 30, 2023
 D
Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · May 16, 2023
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Warnock, Raphael G.
Georgia · May 16, 2023
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Hoeven, John
North Dakota · May 3, 2023
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Warner, Mark R.
Virginia · Apr 19, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1212: Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic Notarization Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1212/
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"S. 1212: Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic Notarization Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1212/.
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S. 1212, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1212/.
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