REAL ID Act Modification for Freely Associated States Act became law 510 days after introduction, with cosponsors split almost evenly between the parties
IntroducedJul 25, 2017
ReportedFeb 6, 2018
Passed one chamberSep 26, 2018
Passed bothDec 6, 2018
LawDec 17, 2018
What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 97 words.
REAL ID Act Modification for Freely Associated States Act
(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Real ID Act of 2005 to make a citizen of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, or the Republic of Palau who has been admitted to the United States as a nonimmigrant pursuant to a Compact of Free Association between the United States and the Republic or Federated States eligible for a driver's license or personal identification card. Under current law, a citizen of those countries is eligible for a temporary driver's license or personal identification card.
Context
- Committees
- House Oversight and Accountability Committee
Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee - Policy area
- Transportation and Public Works: 87 of 3,176 bills became law, 113th–118th (2.7%)
- Sponsor
- 13 of 278 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 6, from enrolled bill to public law · 387 words
- Subjects
- Licensing and registrationsMarshall IslandsMicronesiaMotor vehiclesPalau
- Latest action
- Dec 17, 2018: Became Public Law No: 115-323.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 0
The bill status record lists no related bills.
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]