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S. 1561 · 119th CongressLaw

SECURE Notarization Act of 2025 has not moved since its introduction on May 1, 2025, with cosponsors from both parties

Sponsored by Cramer, Kevin R-ND · 4 cosponsors: 3 Democrats, 1 Republican
IntroducedMay 1, 2025
Reported—
Passed one chamber—
Passed both—
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What it changes · CRS summary

Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 134 words.

Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic Notarization Act of 2025 or the SECURE Notarization Act of 2025 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.

Context
Committees
Senate Judiciary Committee
Policy area
Law: 21 of 781 bills became law, 113th–118th (2.7%)
Sponsor
2 of 117 bills enacted since 2013
Text versions
1: introduced in senate · 3,268 words
Subjects
Computers and information technologyEvidence and witnessesFederal preemptionGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment information and archivesIntergovernmental relations +2 more
Latest action
May 1, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Records
Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
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Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]