H.R. 4411 — Ban on Inkless Directives and Executive Notarizations Act of 2025

This section limits presidential delegation authority under 3 U.S.C. 301 by prohibiting any person other than the President from signing an engrossed bill, Executive order, pardon, or commutation and by prohibiting the use of an automatic signing device, including an autopen, for such purposes. (Thus, these actions require the President's personal signature.)

This section nullifies any engrossed bill, Executive order, pardon, or commutation signed in violation of 3 U.S.C. §301—including those signed prior to this Act's effective date—by declaring that none has any force or effect. (As background, 3 U.S.C. §301 authorizes the President to delegate, in writing and via Federal Register notice, functions vested in the President by law to executive department or agency heads or other Senate-confirmed officials.)