Celebrating NATIONAL E-SIGN DAY, June 30, 2010
Celebrating NATIONAL E-SIGN DAY, June 30, 2010
On June 30, 2000 President Clinton signed into legislation the e-Sign Act. At that moment in time, for those of us in the field, we knew that this was a real ’Game Changer’ and will go down in history as one of the most significant pieces of legislation ever written. We applaud Representative James McDermott (D-WA) and his colleagues for sponsoring H.CON RES 290 celebrating e-SIGN’s 10 th Anniversary: (See Below)
H. CON. RES. 290
Expressing support for designation of June 30 as ‘‘National ESIGN Day’’.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 24, 2010
Mr. MCDERMOTT, et al, submitted the following concurrent resolution;
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing support for designation of June 30 as ‘‘National
ESIGN Day’’.
Whereas the Electronic Signatures in Global and National
Commerce Act (ESIGN) was enacted on June 30, 2000,
to ensure that a signature, contract, or other record relating
to a transaction may not be denied legal effect, validity,
or enforceability solely because it is in electronic
form;
Whereas Congress directed the Secretary of Commerce to
take all actions necessary to eliminate or reduce, to the
maximum extent possible, the impediments to commerce
in electronic signatures, for the purpose of facilitating the
development of interstate and foreign commerce; and
Whereas June 30, 2010, marks the 10th anniversary of the
enactment of ESIGN and would be an appropriate date
to designate as ‘‘National ESIGN Day’’: Now, therefore,
be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That Congress—
(1) supports the designation of a ‘‘National ESIGN Day’’;
(2) recognizes the previous contribution made by Congress to the adoption of modern solution that keep the United States on the leading technological edge; and
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(3) reaffirms its commitment to facilitating interstate and foreign commerce in an increasingly digital world.
•HCON 290 IH
It’s about time Convress and The House bring eSign to light. In view of how critically important this is to busineseses, the flow of money and the facilitating getting transactions done more efficiently and expeditiously I think they ought to have another day declared to raise awareness and get all lenders to accept eSigning as well as the service related companies in a real estate transaction. That would go a long way to help heal our economy and save an entire forest!