S 761 · 106th Congress · Science, Technology, Communications
Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act
Bill Progress
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Introduced2
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Senate Vote4
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EnactedLatest: 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
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Plain Language Summary
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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. …
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeS. 761, Third Millennium Digital Commerce Act
Jun 30, 1999Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on June 23, 1999
Full CBO report ↗S. 761, Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act
Jun 21, 2000Pay-as-you-go estimate for the bill as cleared by the Congress on June 16, 2000
Full CBO report ↗Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office
Cosponsors (13)
3 Democrats10 Republicans