S 761 · 106th Congress · Science, Technology, Communications

Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act

Introduced 1999-03-25· Sponsored by Sen. Abraham, Spencer [R-MI]· Senate

Bill Progress

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Latest: Became Public Law No: 106-229.(2000-06-30)

Recorded Votes

PassedSenate · 2000-06-16
Roll #133
Yea 87Nay 0
PassedSenate · 2000-06-16
Roll #133
Yea 87Nay 0
PassedHouse · 2000-06-14
Roll #271
Yea 426Nay 4
Democrats
208 Yea·1 Nay
Republicans
216 Yea·3 Nay
PassedHouse · 2000-06-14
Roll #271
Yea 426Nay 4
Democrats
208 Yea·1 Nay
Republicans
216 Yea·3 Nay

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Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Millennium Digital Commerce Act - Directs the Federal Government, to the extent practicable, to observe certain principles governing the use of electronic signatures in international commercial transactions, including to: (1) remove paper-based obstacles to electronic transactions by adopting relevant principles from the Model Law on Electronic Commerce adopted in 1996 by the UN Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL); (2) permit parties to a transaction to determine the appropriate authentication technologies for such transactions, with assurance that they will be recognized and enforced; (3) permit such parties to have the opportunity to prove in court that such authentication approaches and transactions are valid; and (4) take a nondiscriminatory approach to electronic signatures and authentication methods from other jurisdictions. Declares that an interstate contract transaction shall not be denied legal effect solely because an electronic signature or electronic record was used in its formation. Authorizes parties to an interstate transaction to establish the methods by which electronic signatures and electronic records are created, used, and are recognized as valid. …

Summarized by Claude AI · Non-partisan · For informational purposes only

CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

S. 761, Third Millennium Digital Commerce Act

Jun 30, 1999

Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on June 23, 1999

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S. 761, Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act

Jun 21, 2000

Pay-as-you-go estimate for the bill as cleared by the Congress on June 16, 2000

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Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office

Cosponsors (13)

3 Democrats10 Republicans