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REAL ID Modernization Act

Introduced: July 1, 2020 Introduced by: Johnson, Ron Republican · Wisconsin See on congress.gov
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Dec 7, 2020
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 601.
Dec 7, 2020
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 116-303.
Jul 22, 2020
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Jul 1, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Jul 1, 2020
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

REAL ID Modernization Act

This bill revises requirements for obtaining driver's licenses and personal identification cards under the REAL ID Act of 2005.

Specifically, the bill

  • permits electronic and mobile driver's licenses,
  • allows electronic submission of required information,
  • permits a digital photograph to be one that is already on file with the state if the photograph was taken during the six-year period preceding the application,
  • repeals the authorization for the Department of Transportation to make grants to states for conforming with standards,
  • requires aircraft operators and third party reservation entities to notify passengers about this bill's requirement, and
  • eliminates documentation requirements for Social Security numbers and permanent addresses.
What's happening now December 7, 2020

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 601.

 Bill text 2 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Jul 21, 2020
 D
Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Jul 1, 2020
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Jul 1, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4133: REAL ID Modernization Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4133/
MLA
"S. 4133: REAL ID Modernization Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4133/.
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S. 4133, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4133/.
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[S. 4133: REAL ID Modernization Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4133/)
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