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H.R. 3398: REAL ID Act Modification for Freely Associated States Act

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H.R. 3398: REAL ID Act Modification for Freely Associated States Act

115th Congress · introduced 2017-07-25 · Transportation and Public Works · Latest: Became Public Law No: 115-323.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2017-07-25 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 115-323. (final step reached)
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

REAL ID Act Modification for Freely Associated States Act

Plain summary

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.

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Official text

REAL ID Act Modification for Freely Associated States Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] · 5 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 3398, REAL ID Act Modification for Freely Associated States Act (2018-02-14)

Cosponsors on this site

Steve Womack (R-AR), Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen (R-AS)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr3398 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115