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H.R. 755 115th Congress House

REAL ID Privacy Protection Act

Official title: To amend the REAL ID Act of 2005 to remove the provision requiring each State to provide all other States with electronic access to information contained in th… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the REAL ID Act of 2005 to remove the provision requiring each State to provide all other States with electronic access to information contained in the motor vehicle database of the State, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 31, 2017 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Jan 31, 2017
Introduced in House
Jan 31, 2017
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H806-807)
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 Latest action January 31, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

REAL ID Privacy Protection Act

This bill amends the REAL ID Act of 2005 to repeal the requirements that each state, in the issuance of drivers' licenses and identification cards: (1) retain paper copies of source documents for 7 years or images of source documents for 10 years, and (2) provide to all other states electronic access to information contained in the state's motor vehicle database.

The Department of Homeland Security shall extend through October 10, 2017, the deadline for compliance with the minimum document requirements and issuance standards for federal recognition of state drivers' licenses or identification cards for a state not in compliance that has received a limited extension of the deadline for compliance or that is under review for compliance as of the enactment of this bill.

The Department of of Homeland Security shall report on each state's compliance with the requirements of the material compliance checklist for such Act.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 1 Republican 3
Lewis, Jason
· Feb 28, 2017
 R
Smith, Jason
Missouri · Feb 27, 2017
 R
Emmer, Tom
Minnesota · Feb 9, 2017
 R
Massie, Thomas
Kentucky · Feb 7, 2017
Meadows, Mark
· Jan 31, 2017
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jan 31, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 755: REAL ID Privacy Protection Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-755/
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"H.R. 755: REAL ID Privacy Protection Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-755/.
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H.R. 755, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-755/.
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