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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3174 

To provide that only certain forms of identification of individuals may be 

accepted by the Federal Government and by financial institutions. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 10, 2009 

Mrs. BLACKBURN (for herself, Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. HERGER, Mr. GARY G. MILLER of California, Mr. POE of Texas, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. ROE of Tennessee, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mr. BILBRAY, 

Mr. MILLER of Florida, Mr. GINGREY of Georgia, Mr. GARRETT of New 

Jersey, Mr. HOEKSTRA, and Mr. SMITH of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was 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 

A BILL 

To provide that only certain forms of identification of individuals may be accepted by the Federal Government and 

by financial institutions. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Photo Identification 

5 Security Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. FORMS OF ACCEPTABLE IDENTIFICATION FOR FED2 ERAL GOVERNMENT PURPOSES. 

3 (a) FORMS OF ACCEPTABLE IDENTIFICATION.—A 

4 Federal agency may not accept, for any official purpose, 

5 including for Federal benefits and for individual taxpayer 

6 identification numbers, any form of identification of an in7 dividual other than the following: 

8 (1) SOCIAL SECURITY CARD WITH PHOTO IDEN9 TIFICATION CARD OR REAL ID ACT IDENTIFICA10 TION.— 

11 (A) A social security card accompanied by 

12 a photo identification card issued by the Fed13 eral Government or a State Government; or 

14 (B) a driver’s license or identification card 

15 issued by a State in the case of a State that is 

16 in compliance with title II of the REAL ID Act 

17 of 2005 (title II of division B of Public Law 

18 109–13; 49 U.S.C. 30301 note). 

19 (2) PASSPORT.—A passport issued by the 

20 United States or a foreign government. 

21 (3) USCIS PHOTO IDENTIFICATION CARD.—A 

22 photo identification card issued by the Secretary of 

23 Homeland Security (acting through the Director of 

24 the United States Citizenship and Immigration Serv25 ices). 


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1 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The requirements of sub2 section (a) shall take effect six months after the date of 

3 the enactment of this Act. 

4 SEC. 3. FORMS OF ACCEPTABLE IDENTIFICATION FOR FI5 NANCIAL INSTITUTIONS. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5318(l) of title 31, United 

7 States Code (relating to identification and verification of 

8 accountholders) is amended by striking paragraph (6) and 

9 inserting the following new paragraph: 

10 ‘‘(6) FORMS OF ACCEPTABLE IDENTIFICA11 TION.—A financial institution may not accept, for 

12 the purpose of verifying the identity of an individual 

13 seeking to open an account in accordance with this 

14 subsection, any form of identification of the indi15 vidual other than the following: 

16 ‘‘(A) SOCIAL SECURITY CARD WITH PHOTO

17 IDENTIFICATION CARD OR REAL ID ACT IDENTI18 FICATION.— 

19 ‘‘(i) A social security card accom20 panied by a photo identification card 

21 issued by the Federal Government or a 

22 State Government; or 

23 ‘‘(ii) a driver’s license or identification 

24 card issued by a State in the case of a 

25 State that is in compliance with title II of 


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1 the REAL ID Act of 2005 (title II of divi2 sion B of Public Law 109–13; 49 U.S.C. 

3 30301 note). 

4 ‘‘(B) PASSPORT.—A passport issued by the 

5 United States or a foreign government. 

6 ‘‘(C) USCIS PHOTO IDENTIFICATION

7 CARD.—A photo identification card issued by 

8 the Secretary of Homeland Security (acting 

9 through the Director of the U.S. Citizenship 

10 and Immigration Services).’’. 

11 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

12 subsection (a) shall take effect six months after the date 

13 of the enactment of this Act. 

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