About the bill
The Real ID Act of 2005, Pub.L. 109–13, 119 Stat. 302, enacted May 11, 2005, is an Act of Congress that modifies U.S. federal law pertaining to security, authentication, and issuance procedures standards for state driver's licenses and identity documents, as well as various immigration issues pertaining to terrorism.
The law sets forth requirements for state driver's licenses and ID cards to be accepted by the federal government for "official purposes", as defined by the Secretary of the United States Department of Homeland Security. The Secretary of Homeland Security has defined "official purposes" as boarding commercially operated airline flights, and entering federal buildings and nuclear power plants, although the law gives the Secretary the unlimited authority to require a "federal identification" for any other purposes.
The Real ID Act …
Sponsor and status
109th Congress (2005–2006)
Enacted — Signed by the President on May 11, 2005
This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on May 11, 2005.
History
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Mar 11, 2005
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Introduced
Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber.
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Mar 11, 2005
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Text Published
Updated bill text was published as of Reported by House Committee. |
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Mar 15, 2005
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Rules Change —
Agreed To
This activity took place on a related bill, H.Res. 151 (109th). |
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Mar 16, 2005
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Passed House (Senate next)
The bill was passed in a vote in the House. It goes to the Senate next. |
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Apr 6, 2005
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Text Published
Updated bill text was published as of Reported by Senate Committee. |
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Apr 21, 2005
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Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)
The Senate passed the bill with changes not in the House version and sent it back to the House to approve the changes. |
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Apr 21, 2005
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Text Published
Updated bill text was published as of Public Print. |
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May 5, 2005
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Rules Change —
Agreed To
This activity took place on a related bill, H.Res. 258 (109th). |
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May 5, 2005
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Conference Report Agreed to by House (Senate next)
A conference committee was formed, comprising members of both the House and Senate, to resolve the differences in how each chamber passed the bill. The House approved the committee's report proposing the final form of the bill for consideration in both chambers. The Senate must also approve the conference report. |
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May 10, 2005
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Conference Report Agreed to by Senate
The bill was passed by both chambers in identical form. It goes to the President next who may sign or veto the bill. |
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May 11, 2005
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Enacted — Signed by the President
The President signed the bill and it became law.
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H.R. 1268 (109th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 1268. This is the one from the 109th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 109th Congress, which met from Jan 4, 2005 to Dec 9, 2006. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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