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S. 3504Senate116th Congress (2019-2021)In Committee

Delay REAL ID Act

Sponsored by Steve DainesSen. Steve Daines (R-MT)
Introduced March 17, 2020

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The bill delays the federal deadline that requires state‑issued driver’s licenses and identification cards to comply with the REAL ID Act of 2005. It tells the Department of Homeland Security to push the compliance date back to at least September 30, 2021, giving states more time to meet the standards. The change affects all states, the DHS, and anyone using a state ID for federal purposes such as boarding airplanes or entering federal buildings.

Key Provisions

  • The Secretary of Homeland Security must extend the deadline for states to meet the REAL ID driver’s license and ID card requirements to a date no earlier than September 30, 2021.

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

March 17, 2020

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Introduced in Senate

March 17, 2020

SenateIntro Referral

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

March 17, 2020

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II

116th CONGRESS

2d Session

S. 3504

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

March 17, 2020

Mr. Daines (for himself, Mr. Peters, Mr. Johnson, and Mr. Wyden) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

A BILL

To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to extend, until not earlier than September 30, 2021, the requirement that State-issued identification must be compliant with the REAL ID Act of 2005 to be accepted by Federal agencies for certain purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Delay REAL ID Act.

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Extension of State REAL ID compliance deadline

The Secretary of Homeland Security, under the authority granted under section 205(b) of the REAL ID Act of 2005 (division B of Public Law 109–13; 49 U.S.C. 30301 note) shall extend the deadline by which States are required to meet the driver’s license and identification card issuance requirements under section 202(a)(1) of such Act until not earlier than September 30, 2021.