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HR 3174 111th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Computer security and identity theft Fraud offenses and financial crimes Government information and archives Photography and imaging Visas and passports

Photo Identification Security Act

Introduced: July 10, 2009 Introduced by: Blackburn, Marsha Republican · Tennessee See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
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Became law
Jul 31, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement.
Jul 10, 2009
Referred to House Financial Services
Jul 10, 2009
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, 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.
Jul 10, 2009
Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
Jul 10, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Photo Identification Security Act - Restricts the forms of individual identification that may be accepted by the federal government or by financial institutions to the following: (1) a Social Security card accompanied by a photo identification card issued by the federal or a state government; (2) a driver's license or identification card issued by a state that is in compliance with the REAL ID Act of 2005; (3) a passport issued by the United States or a foreign government; and (4) a photo identification card issued by the Secretary of Homeland Security (acting through the Director of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services).

What's happening now July 31, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 3
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Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Jun 16, 2010
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Oct 1, 2009
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Jul 14, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3174: Photo Identification Security Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3174/
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"H.R. 3174: Photo Identification Security Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3174/.
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H.R. 3174, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3174/.
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