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Safeguarding Personal Information Act of 2025
To repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005 in order to safeguard civil liberties and individual privacy.
Summary
This bill repeals Title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, which established federal standards for state-issued driver's licenses and identification documents used for federal purposes. The repeal would eliminate the requirements that states comply with specific security and verification standards for driver's licenses to be accepted for federal identification needs, such as boarding aircraft or entering federal facilities. The bill also makes conforming amendments to remove references to REAL ID Act requirements from related federal laws concerning benefits for Afghanistan nationals and state grants under the Social Security Act.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] (R-KY)
Actions (2)
- Sep 11, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. · senate
- Sep 11, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
September 11, 2025
Mr. Paul introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
A BILL
To repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005 in order to safeguard civil liberties and individual privacy.
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 “Safeguarding Personal Information Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS FOR DOCUMENTS ACCEPTED FOR FEDERAL IDENTIFICATION PURPOSES.
Title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005 (49 U.S.C. 30301 note; division B of Public Law 109-13) is repealed.
SEC. 3. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.
(a) Benefits for Afghanistan Nationals.—Section 2502(b)(3) of the Afghanistan Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note) is amended by striking “under section 202 of the REAL ID Act of 2005 (division B of Public Law 109-13; 49 U.S.C. 30301 note), notwithstanding subsection (c)(2)(B) of such Act”.
(b) Grants to States.—Section 475(5)(I) of the Social Security Act(42 U.S.C. 675(5)(I)) is amended by striking “in accordance with the requirements of section 202 of the REAL ID Act of 2005”. <all>
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