REAL ID Privacy Protection Act

Bill: 115-hr-755
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Sanford, Mark [R-SC-1]
Introduced: 2017-01-31
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional oversight

Government information and archives

Intergovernmental relations

Licensing and registrations

Motor vehicles

State and local government operations

Terrorism

Transportation safety and security
Latest action: action_date: 2017-01-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-01-31
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>REAL ID Privacy Protection Act</b></p> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>The Department of of Homeland Security shall report on each state's compliance with the requirements of the material compliance checklist for such Act.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 755 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 31, 2017 Mr. Sanford (for himself, Mr. Meadows , and Ms. Pingree ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform A BILL 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the REAL ID Privacy Protection Act . 2. Improvements relating to REAL ID Act of 2005 (a) Removal of requirement relating to retention of source documents and electronic access to the motor vehicle database of each State Section 202(d) of the REAL ID Act of 2005 ( Public Law 109–13 ; 49 U.S.C. 30301 note) is amended— (1) by striking paragraphs (2) and (12); (2) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (11) as paragraphs (2) through (10), respectively; and (3) by redesignating paragraph (13) as paragraph (11). (b) Extension of deadline for compliance If any State is not in compliance with the requirements under section 202 of the REAL ID Act of 2005, has received a limited extension of the deadline for compliance, or is under review for compliance as of the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall grant such State an extension of the deadline for compliance through October 10, 2017. (c) Report relating to material compliance checklist for REAL ID Act of 2005 Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit a report to Congress that— (1) describes the requirements of the material compliance checklist for the REAL ID Act of 2005, which is established and maintained by the Secretary; (2) describes whether and how each State complies with each requirement of the material compliance checklist; and (3) based on the information provided under paragraph (2), includes a justification for the status of each State with respect to compliance with the requirements of the REAL ID Act of 2005. (d) State defined In this section, the term State has the meaning given that term in section 201 of the REAL ID Act of 2005.