REAL ID Act of 2005

E297381

United States federal law statute

The REAL ID Act of 2005 is a U.S. federal law that set nationwide standards for state-issued driver's licenses and identification cards, primarily to enhance security and reduce identity fraud in the wake of the 9/11 attacks.

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Label	Occurrences
REAL ID Act	2
REAL ID Act of 2005 canonical	2

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal law ⓘ statute ⓘ
administeredBy	United States Department of Homeland Security ⓘ
affects	airline passengers using state IDs for identification ⓘ state departments of motor vehicles ⓘ
amends	Immigration and Nationality Act ⓘ
appliesTo	state-issued driver’s licenses ⓘ state-issued identification cards ⓘ
basedOn	recommendations of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States ⓘ
codifiedIn	United States Code ⓘ
containsProvision	asylum and immigration-related provisions ⓘ limitations on judicial review of certain immigration decisions ⓘ provisions related to border security ⓘ standards for evidentiary burdens in asylum cases ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
criticizedFor	creating a de facto national ID system ⓘ imposing unfunded mandates on states ⓘ privacy concerns ⓘ
defines	federal purposes for identification ⓘ
enactedIn	2005 ⓘ
federalPurposeIncludes	accessing federal facilities ⓘ boarding federally regulated commercial aircraft ⓘ entering nuclear power plants ⓘ
implementationDelayed	multiple times after 2008 ⓘ
initialComplianceDeadline	2008 ⓘ
jurisdiction	United States government ⓘ surface form: federal government of the United States
legalArea	homeland security ⓘ identity documents ⓘ immigration law ⓘ
legislativeBody	United States Congress ⓘ
motivatedByEvent	September 11 attacks ⓘ
opposedBy	some civil liberties organizations ⓘ some state governments ⓘ
partOf	Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, 2005 ⓘ
presidentAtSigning	George W. Bush ⓘ
primaryPurpose	enhance security of identification documents ⓘ implement certain recommendations of the 9/11 Commission ⓘ reduce identity fraud ⓘ set minimum security standards for state-issued driver’s licenses and identification cards ⓘ
regulates	acceptance of state IDs for federal purposes ⓘ
requires	background checks for certain motor vehicle agency employees handling sensitive processes ⓘ proof of lawful status for issuance of compliant identification ⓘ states to capture and store digital images of identity documents ⓘ states to share certain driver’s license data with other states ⓘ states to use security features on driver’s licenses and ID cards ⓘ verification of source documents for driver’s licenses and ID cards ⓘ
shortName	REAL ID Act of 2005 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: REAL ID Act
signedBy	George W. Bush ⓘ
title	REAL ID Act of 2005 self-link ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

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109th United States Congress → passedAct → REAL ID Act of 2005 ⓘ

Jim Sensenbrenner → notable work → REAL ID Act of 2005 ⓘ

this entity surface form: REAL ID Act

REAL ID Act of 2005 → title → REAL ID Act of 2005 self-link ⓘ

REAL ID Act of 2005 → shortName → REAL ID Act of 2005 self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: REAL ID Act