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S.717: A bill to repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to restore section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses, and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security.

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May 05, 2008 ACTE Urges Repeal of REAL ID

... Susan Gurley, ACTE then endorsed the proposed Identification Security Enhancement Act (S. 717) as a "realistic and reasonable alternative" to REAL ID. ...

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Source: Meeting News, NY


July 20, 2007 ACLU Warns Of Sucker Plot To Save Real ID Plan

Congress should do something real to help security and pass the Akaka-Sununu bill, S. 717.” The ACLU’s Sucker Money Calculator spreadsheet offers an ...

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Source: North Country Gazette, NY


July 20, 2007 ACLU Warns Against “Sucker Money” Plot to Save Real ID

Congress should do something real to help security and pass the Akaka-Sununu bill, S. 717.” The ACLU’s Sucker Money Calculator spreadsheet offers an ...

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Source: ACLU (press release), NY


March 02, 2007 Repeal of 'REAL ID'

WASHINGTON, DC – US Senator Daniel K. Akaka (D-HI) spoke today on the Senate floor in support of the Identity Security Enhancement Act, S. 717, to repeal ...

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Source: Hawaii Reporter, HI


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