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H.R. 3398 115th Congress House

REAL ID Act Modification for Freely Associated States Act

Official title: To amend the Real ID Act of 2005 to permit Freely Associated States to meet identification requirements under such Act, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 11, 2018 See on congress.gov
Transportation and Public Works Licensing and registrationsMarshall IslandsMicronesiaMotor vehiclesPalau
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 Everywhere this bill has been 21 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 17, 2018
Became Public Law No: 115-323.
Dec 17, 2018
Signed by President.
Dec 11, 2018
Presented to President.
Dec 6, 2018
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Dec 6, 2018
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Dec 6, 2018
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 6, 2018
Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7332-7333)
Dec 6, 2018
Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7332-7333)
Sep 27, 2018
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Sep 26, 2018
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 26, 2018
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H9081)
Sep 26, 2018
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H9081)
Sep 26, 2018
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3398.
Sep 26, 2018
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9081-9082)
Sep 26, 2018
Mr. Russell moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Sep 12, 2018
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 736.
Sep 12, 2018
Reported by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 115-945.
Feb 6, 2018
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Feb 6, 2018
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 25, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Jul 25, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 17, 2018

Became Public Law No: 115-323.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

REAL ID Act Modification for Freely Associated States Act

(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Real ID Act of 2005 to make a citizen of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, or the Republic of Palau who has been admitted to the United States as a nonimmigrant pursuant to a Compact of Free Association between the United States and the Republic or Federated States eligible for a driver's license or personal identification card. Under current law, a citizen of those countries is eligible for a temporary driver's license or personal identification card.

 Bill text 6 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 2
Bordallo, Madeleine
· Sep 12, 2018
 R
Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman
American Samoa · Sep 12, 2018
 R
Womack, Steve
Arkansas · Jan 11, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3398: REAL ID Act Modification for Freely Associated States Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3398/
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"H.R. 3398: REAL ID Act Modification for Freely Associated States Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3398/.
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H.R. 3398, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3398/.
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