REAL ID Modernization Act

Bill Number

S 4133

Introduced

Jul 1, 2020

Latest Action

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 601.

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Topics

Advanced technology and technological innovations Computer security and identity theft Computers and information technology Emergency Management Licensing and registrations

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Summary

REAL ID Modernization Act

This bill revises requirements for obtaining driver's licenses and personal identification cards under the REAL ID Act of 2005.

Specifically, the bill

permits electronic and mobile driver's licenses,
allows electronic submission of required information,
permits a digital photograph to be one that is already on file with the state if the photograph was taken during the six-year period preceding the application,
repeals the authorization for the Department of Transportation to make grants to states for conforming with standards,
requires aircraft operators and third party reservation entities to notify passengers about this bill's requirement, and
eliminates documentation requirements for Social Security numbers and permanent addresses.

Actions

Dec 7, 2020

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 601.
Dec 7, 2020

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 116-303.
Jul 22, 2020

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Jul 1, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Jul 1, 2020

Introduced in Senate

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