[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6404 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6404

To extend the deadline for States to meet the requirements of the REAL 
                    ID Act of 2005 due to COVID-19.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 26, 2020

Mr. Smith of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. Gottheimer) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and 
                                 Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
To extend the deadline for States to meet the requirements of the REAL 
                    ID Act of 2005 due to COVID-19.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``COVID-19 REAL ID Relief Act of 
2020''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF COMPLIANCE DEADLINE.

    The Secretary of Homeland Security shall grant to States an 
extension until October 1, 2021, to meet the requirements of section 
202 of the REAL ID Act of 2005 (49 U.S.C. 30301 note; Public Law 109-
13) due to the national emergency declared by the President under the 
National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) as a result of COVID-
19.
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