HR 3962 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

SECURE Notarization Act of 2022

Introduced Jun 17, 2021 Originated House Sponsor Madeleine Dean D-PA

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jul 28, 2022 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedJun 17, 2021
  2. Passed HouseJul 27, 2022
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic Notarization Act of 2022 or the SECURE Notarization Act of 2022

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.

Cosponsors 128

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 17, 2021 to Jul 26, 2022, with 32 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-WVAlexander X. MooneyOriginalJun 17, 2021
R-KYAndy BarrOriginalJun 17, 2021
R-MOAnn WagnerOriginalJun 17, 2021
D-CAAnna G. EshooOriginalJun 17, 2021
R-OHAnthony GonzalezOriginalJun 17, 2021
R-VABob GoodOriginalJun 17, 2021
R-PABrian K. FitzpatrickOriginalJun 17, 2021
R-WIBryan SteilOriginalJun 17, 2021
D-IACynthia AxneOriginalJun 17, 2021
R-TNDavid KustoffOriginalJun 17, 2021
D-GADavid ScottOriginalJun 17, 2021
R-AZDebbie LeskoOriginalJun 17, 2021
D-NJDonald NorcrossOriginalJun 17, 2021
D-COEd PerlmutterOriginalJun 17, 2021
D-MIElissa SlotkinOriginalJun 17, 2021
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Actions 18

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 28, 2022Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  2. Jul 27, 2022Passed/agreed to in House: 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)
  3. Jul 27, 2022Pursuant 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)
  4. Jul 27, 2022Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1254, proceedings on H.R. 3962 are considered vacated.
  5. Jul 26, 2022At 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.
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Related bills 3

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HRES 1254Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3771) to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for research and improvement of cardiovascular health among the South Asian population of the United States, and for other purposes; providing for considRelated billJul 26, 2022
S 1625Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic Notarization Act of 2021Identical billMay 13, 2021
HR 4350National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022Related billMar 1, 2022

Subjects

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Text 4

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jul 28, 2022Referred in Senate
  2. Jul 27, 2022Engrossed in House
  3. Jul 26, 2022Reported in House
  4. Jun 17, 2021Introduced in House

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