S 4133
116th Congress
Senate
Emergency Management
Advanced technology and technological innovations
Computer security and identity theft
Computers and information technology
Licensing and registrations
REAL ID Modernization Act
Everywhere this bill has been
5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
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
Plain-English summary
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
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 601.
Committees of jurisdiction
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