REAL ID Repeal and Identification Security Enhancement Act of 2007
Latest action · Mar 23, 2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 16, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
REAL ID Repeal and Identification Security Enhancement Act of 2007 - Repeals title II of the Real ID Act of 2005.
Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to: (1) establish by regulation minimum standards for acceptance of state-issued driver's licenses and personal identification cards by federal agencies; (2) establish a negotiated rulemaking process before publishing such standards; and (3) award grants to states to assist them in conforming to such standards.
Prohibits federal agencies from accepting state-issued driver's licenses and personal identification cards after specified deadlines unless such identification conforms to the minimum standards promulgated under this Act.
Cosponsors 41
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 16, 2007 to Dec 10, 2008; 9 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Original | Feb 16, 2007 |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Original | Feb 16, 2007 |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Original | Feb 16, 2007 |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | Original | Feb 16, 2007 |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Original | Feb 16, 2007 |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Original | Feb 16, 2007 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | Feb 16, 2007 |
| D-NV | Shelley Berkley | Original | Feb 16, 2007 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | Feb 16, 2007 |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Feb 28, 2007 | |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Feb 28, 2007 | |
| D-HI | Neil Abercrombie | Feb 28, 2007 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Mar 9, 2007 | |
| D-AZ | Ed Pastor | Mar 9, 2007 | |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Mar 9, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Mar 9, 2007 | |
| D-NH | Carol Shea-Porter | Mar 26, 2007 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Mar 26, 2007 | |
| D-NH | Paul W. Hodes | Mar 26, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Apr 25, 2007 | |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Apr 25, 2007 | |
| D-CA | George Miller | Apr 25, 2007 | |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Apr 25, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Apr 25, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Steven R. Rothman | Apr 25, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Charles A. Gonzalez | May 9, 2007 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | May 9, 2007 | |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Jul 11, 2007 | |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Aug 3, 2007 | |
| D-MA | John W. Olver | Sep 10, 2007 | |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Sep 20, 2007 | |
| D-PA | John P. Murtha | Dec 17, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Mar 6, 2008 | |
| D-WI | Steve Kagen | Mar 6, 2008 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Apr 10, 2008 | |
| D-PA | Christopher P. Carney | May 22, 2008 | |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Jun 26, 2008 | |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Jul 17, 2008 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Sep 11, 2008 | |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Sep 29, 2008 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Dec 10, 2008 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Feb 16, 2007 |
| Government Operations Subcommittee | Referred Mar 23, 2007 | |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Feb 16, 2007 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 23, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement.
- Feb 16, 2007Introduced in House
- Feb 16, 2007Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 717 | Identification Security Enhancement Act of 2007 | Related bill | Apr 29, 2008 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to reinstitute section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- REAL ID Repeal and Identification Security Enhancement Act of 2007
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
- Administrative procedure
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Counterfeiting
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Department of Homeland Security
- Driver licenses
- Economics and Public Finance
- Federal-state relations
- Fraud
- Government Operations and Politics
- Grants-in-aid
- Identification devices
- Law
- Photography
- Right of privacy
- Security measures
- Standards
- Transportation and Public Works
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 16, 2007Introduced in House
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