¶ REAL ID
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REAL ID refers to a set of “minimum security standards for state-issued driver's licenses and identification cards,” established by the REAL ID Act of 2005.[1] It is a cooperative program between the United States Department of Homeland Security and state governments.[2]
¶ History
In response to the September 11, 2001 terror attacks, in July 2004, the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (the "9/11 Commission") published the 9/11 Commission Report. One of its recommendations was to “set standards for the issuance of sources of identification, such as driver's licenses.”[3]
On December 17, 2004, the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act (IRTPA) was passed to implement the recommendations from the commission report. The act directed the Secretary of Transportation to form a committee, made up of representatives from the state governments and the United States Department of Homeland Security, to issue regulations establishing standards for identification documents issued by the states. It also prohibited federal agencies from accepting identification documents that did not conform to these standards.[4]
In February 2005, the United States Congress passed the REAL ID Act, authored by James Sensenbrenner.[1:1][5]
¶ External links
¶ Further reading
REAL ID Frequently Asked Questions. (2023, January 4). Department of Homeland Security. https://web.archive.org/web/20230610164617/https://www.dhs.gov/real-id/real-id-faqs ↩︎ ↩︎
REAL ID status of every US state and territory. Keesing Technologies. Retrieved March 20, 2023, from https://web.archive.org/web/20230320131633/https://www.keesingtechnologies.com/documentchecker/north-american-ids/real-id/ ↩︎
The 9/11 Commission Report: Final Report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (p. 390). (2004). U.S. Government Printing Office. https://web.archive.org/web/20230610171431/https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GPO-911REPORT/pdf/GPO-911REPORT.pdf ↩︎
Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004. (2004, December 17). United States Government Printing Office. http://archive.today/2022.12.07-170340/https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-108publ458/html/PLAW-108publ458.htm ↩︎
Sensenbrenner, J. (2005, February 17). H.R.418 - 109th Congress (2005-2006): REAL ID Act of 2005. United States Congress. https://web.archive.org/web/20230912071942/https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-bill/418 ↩︎