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Prevention of Unsafe Licensing Act

Introduced: November 14, 2007 See on congress.gov
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Nov 15, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Nov 14, 2007
Introduced in House
Nov 14, 2007
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prevention of Unsafe Licensing Act - Amends the REAL ID Act of 2005 to prohibit a state from issuing a driver's license or identification document to a person unless the state has satisfied certain citizenship or lawful immigration status verification requirements.

What's happening now November 15, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2356 Related bill Prevention of Unsafe Licensing Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 28
All 28 Democratic 1 Republican 26
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Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Mar 11, 2008
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Walberg, Tim
Michigan · Dec 4, 2007
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Buchanan, Vern
Florida · Nov 15, 2007
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Carter, John R.
Texas · Nov 15, 2007
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Nov 15, 2007
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Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Nov 14, 2007
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Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Nov 14, 2007
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Nov 14, 2007
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Nov 14, 2007
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Calvert, Ken
California · Nov 14, 2007
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Nov 14, 2007
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Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Nov 14, 2007
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Nov 14, 2007
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Graves, Sam
Missouri · Nov 14, 2007
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Issa, Darrell
California · Nov 14, 2007
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Jordan, Jim
Ohio · Nov 14, 2007
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Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Nov 14, 2007
McCarthy, Kevin
· Nov 14, 2007
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McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Nov 14, 2007
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Nov 14, 2007
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Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Nov 14, 2007
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Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Nov 14, 2007
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Sessions, Pete
Texas · Nov 14, 2007
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Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Nov 14, 2007
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Smith, Adrian
Nebraska · Nov 14, 2007
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Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Nov 14, 2007
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Nov 14, 2007
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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Nov 14, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4176: Prevention of Unsafe Licensing Act. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-4176/
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"H.R. 4176: Prevention of Unsafe Licensing Act." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-4176/.
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H.R. 4176, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-4176/.
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