# 119-s-1561: SECURE Notarization Act of 2025 119-s-1561, SECURE Notarization Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] (R-ND); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-11). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1561 - As of: 2026-08-11 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: 119-s-1561 - Congress: 119 - Title: SECURE Notarization Act of 2025 - Status: introduced - Introduced: 2025-05-01 - Sponsor: Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] (R-ND) - Cosponsors: 4 - Policy area: Law - Touches household money: yes - Last recorded action: 2026-08-11 ## Summary **National standards for electronic and remote notarization**. This bill would set a federal framework to authorize and validate electronic and remote notarizations that occur in or affect interstate commerce, and it would require broad cross-jurisdictional recognition while adding identity and record safeguards. - Households and businesses: Remote and electronic notarizations would become easier to use across state lines for transactions that touch interstate commerce. Individuals would still need identity verification by personal knowledge or by satisfactory evidence such as two distinct verification methods. - Notaries and States: The bill would authorize notaries to perform electronic and remote notarizations under minimum federal standards and would require States to recognize notarizations from other States when they relate to a public act, record, judicial proceeding, or interstate commerce. - Records, courts, and consumer protection: Remote notarizations must include an audio-visual recording retained at least the greater of the State retention period or 5 years and 10 years if no State period exists. Federal courts would recognize notarizations by any State. The bill also targets false advertising and misrepresentations about legal or immigration services. ## Cosponsors (4) - Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] (D-VA), 2025-05-01T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] (D-DE), 2025-05-08T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA] (D-GA), 2025-05-08T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] (R-ND), 2025-05-12T00:00:00.000Z ## Provisions PRIA read - States and courts accept out‑of‑state notarizations: benefit, medium. This bill would require U.S. courts and States to accept a notarization done by a notary of any State if it was valid under that notary's State law or under this bill and if it relates to that State's public acts/records or affects interstate commerce. Recognized notarizations would have the same l… - Ban on deceptive notary advertising: benefit, low. This bill would bar notaries (unless they are licensed attorneys) from using terms like 'notario' or from advertising that they give legal or immigration advice or representation. For remote notarizations, a signed statement by the remote signer that the notary gave the required warnings would conc… - Legalize interstate remote and electronic notarizations: benefit, low. This bill would allow notaries to perform electronic notarizations and to notarize people by live audio‑visual connection across state lines, unless state law bars it. The notary would need to attach or logically link their electronic signature so later changes are evident. For remote notarizations… - State control and recordkeeping rules: mixed, medium. This bill would preserve State authority to set notary qualifications, sanction notaries, create special commissions, or limit who may perform electronic or remote notarizations. States could change some federal rules only if they adopt the Revised Uniform Notarial Acts or set consistent alternativ… - Notarizations still challengeable in court: mixed, low. This bill would make clear that failing to meet the electronic or remote notarization steps would not, by itself, void a notarization. People would still be able to challenge a notarization in court for fraud, forgery, duress, lack of capacity, impersonation, or other legal reasons. - Stricter ID rules and abroad limits: mixed, low. This bill would require notaries to identify remote signers by personal knowledge or by at least two different third‑party identity checks, or by a credible witness who meets strict conditions. It would also limit remote notarizations for people physically outside the United States to documents tie… ## Related bills - 119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026 - 119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act - 119-s-4949: Water Resources Development Act of 2026 - 119-s-3940: Access to Fair Financing for Opportunity and Resilient Development Act - 119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025 - 119-s-1816: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025 ## Sources - [119-s-1561 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1561) ## Related - [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066) - [119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4744) - [119-s-4949: Water Resources Development Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4949) - [119-s-3940: Access to Fair Financing for Opportunity and Resilient Development Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3940) - [119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1241) - [119-s-1816: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1816) - [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1561 (as of 2026-08-11).