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.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-07-28 | IntroReferral | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate |
| 2022-07-27 | Floor | Pursuant to section 5 of H. Res. 1254, and the motion offered by Mr. Kildee, the following bills passed under suspension of the rules: H.R. 623, as amended; H.R. 3952, as amended; H.R. 3962, as amended; H.R. 4551; H.R. 5313, as amended; H.R. 6933; H.R. 7132, as amended; H.R. 7361; H.R. 7569; H.R. 7624, as amended; H.R. 7733, as amended; and H.R. 7981, as amended. (consideration: CR H7197-7211, H7219-7220, H7223-7237; text: 07/26/2022 CR H7116-7118) | House floor actions |
| 2022-07-27 | Floor | Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1254, proceedings on H.R. 3962 are considered vacated. | House floor actions |
| 2022-07-26 | Floor | At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed. | House floor actions |
| 2022-07-26 | Floor | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3962. | House floor actions |
| 2022-07-26 | Floor | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7116-7120) | House floor actions |
| 2022-07-26 | Floor | Mr. Pallone moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. | House floor actions |
| 2022-07-26 | Calendars | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 347. | House floor actions |
| 2022-07-26 | Discharge | Committee on the Judiciary discharged. | House floor actions |
| 2022-07-26 | Committee | Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 117-443, Part I. | House floor actions |
| 2022-07-20 | Committee | Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 56 - 0. | House committee actions |
| 2022-07-20 | Committee | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. | House committee actions |
| 2022-06-23 | Committee | Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 0 . | House committee actions |
| 2022-06-23 | Committee | Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. | House committee actions |
| 2021-06-18 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce. | House committee actions |
| 2021-06-17 | IntroReferral | 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. | House floor actions |
| 2021-06-17 | IntroReferral | 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. | House floor actions |
| 2021-06-17 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |