Real ID Act

GPTKB entity

Statements (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:affects gptkb:Department_of_Homeland_Security
state governments
U.S. citizens and residents
gptkbp:amendedBy gptkb:Title_II_of_the_Homeland_Security_Act_of_2002
gptkbp:appliesTo state-issued driver's licenses
state-issued identification cards
gptkbp:citation gptkb:49_U.S.C._§_30301_note
gptkbp:controversy privacy concerns
states' rights
cost of implementation
gptkbp:dateEnacted May 11, 2005
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:enforcedBy gptkb:Department_of_Homeland_Security
gptkbp:federalPurpose boarding federally regulated commercial aircraft
entering federal facilities
entering nuclear power plants
gptkbp:filingDeadline May 7, 2025
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Real ID Act
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:American_Civil_Liberties_Union
some state governments
gptkbp:postponedDueTo multiple extensions
gptkbp:publicLawNumber gptkb:Public_Law_109-13,_Division_B
gptkbp:purpose establish minimum security standards for state-issued driver's licenses and identification cards
prohibit federal agencies from accepting for certain purposes driver's licenses and identification cards from states not meeting the Act's minimum standards
set standards for issuance of sources of identification, such as driver's licenses
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Homeland_Security
gptkb:September_11_attacks
immigration law
driver's license security
federal identification standards
gptkbp:requires proof of identity
proof of Social Security number
proof of lawful status
proof of state residency
gptkbp:section gptkb:Title_I—Preventing_Terrorists_from_Obtaining_Relief_from_Removal
Title II—Improved Security for Drivers’ Licenses and Personal Identification Cards
Title III—Border Infrastructure and Technology Integration
Title IV—Other Provisions
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:George_W._Bush
gptkbp:title gptkb:Real_ID_Act_of_2005
gptkbp:website https://www.dhs.gov/real-id
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:George_W._Bush_administration
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5