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Repeal the REAL ID Act

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Testimony of Cato Institute scholar Jim Harper before the New Hampshire Senate. Mr. Harper provides a good overview of the problems with the REAL ID Act.


The original offending legislation was HR 418 (REAL ID Act of 2005). But it couldn't pass the Senate on three attempts. So it was "log-rolled" into HR 1268 (Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, 2005).


The full text can be viewed by going to thomas.loc.gov.


Enter "HR 418" or "HR 1268" in the search box. Check the "enter bill number" button under the search box. Click "search".


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