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S. 1261 - PASS ID Act

Transportation and public works. 111th Congress (2009-2010) View bill details
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Summary:
A bill to repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005 and amend title II of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to better protect the security, confidentiality, and integrity of personally identifiable information collected by States when issuing driver's licenses and identification documents, and for other purposes. (by CRS) 
Status:
The bill has passed through committee and has been put on a legislative calendar. 
There have been no votes on this bill.

PASS ID Act

S. 1261 — 111th Congress (2009–2010)

Summary
A bill to repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005 and amend title II of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to better protect the security, confidentiality, and integrity of personally identifiable information collected by States when issuing driver's licenses and identification documents, and for other purposes. (by CRS)
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Title
A bill to repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005 and amend title II of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to better protect the security, confidentiality, and integrity of personally identifiable information collected by States when issuing driver's licenses and identification documents, and for other purposes.
Other Titles
  • PASS ID Act
  • Providing for Additional Security in States' Identification Act of 2009
  • PASS ID Act
  • Providing for Additional Security in States' Identification Act of 2009
Sponsor
Daniel K. Akaka
Co-Sponsors
Subjects
  • Transportation and public works
  • Aviation and airports
  • Fraud offenses and financial crimes
  • Government information and archives
  • Licensing and registrations
  • Right of privacy
  • Transportation programs funding
  • Transportation safety and security
Related Bills
Major Actions
Introduced6/15/2009
Referred to Committee
Bill History

There have been no votes on this bill.

ActionDateDescription
Introduced6/15/2009
6/15/2009Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
6/15/2009Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6585-6587)
7/15/2009Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Hearings held.
Put on a legislative calendar7/29/2009Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
11/19/2009Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Lieberman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Put on a legislative calendar11/19/2009Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 217.
12/09/2009By Senator Lieberman from Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs filed written report. Report No. 111-104.
NumberSponsorDate OfferedStatus

Total contributions given to Senators from interest groups that…

$178,521
$178,521
3.5 times as much
$623,472
$623,472

opposed this bill

3 Organizations Supported and 8 Opposed; See Which Ones

Organizations that took a position on
PASS ID Act

3 organizations supported this bill

Center for Democracy & Technology
(2009, June 0). PASS ID Act of 2009 Overview. Retrieved January 21, 2010, from .
National Conference of State Legislatures
(2009, June 15). States welcome revision of costly, unfunded mandate . Retrieved January 21, 2010, from NCSL.
National Governors Association
Zaharias,Krista (2009, July 29). Governors Praise Passage by Committee of the PASS ID Act of 2009. Retrieved January 21, 2010, from NGA.

8 organizations opposed this bill

American Civil Liberties Union
(n.d.). The PASS ID Act of 2009: An Inadequate Fix for Real ID. Retrieved January 21, 2010, from Real Nightmare.
CATO Institute
(2009, June 22). Would PASS ID Really Save States Money?. Retrieved January 21, 2010, from CATO.
Center for Immigration Studies
Kephart, Janice (2009, April 0). The Appearance of Security: REAL ID Final Regulations vs. PASS ID Act of 2009. Retrieved January 21, 2010, from CIS.
Electronic Frontier Foundation
Esguerra, Richard (2009, August 20). PASS ID: REAL ID Reanimated. Retrieved January 21, 2010, from EFF.
Heritage Foundation
(2009, June 23). The Pass ID Act: Rolling Back Security Standards for Driver's Licenses. Retrieved January 21, 2010, from The Heritage Foundation.
Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights
(2009, September 29). PASS ID Act Fails to Fix REAL ID. Retrieved January 21, 2010, from Civil Rights.
National Association for Gun Rights
(n.d.). Stop the Pass ID Act. Retrieved January 21, 2010, from NAGR.
National Immigration Law Center
Friedland, Joan (2009, June 23). PASS ID Act Not An Immigration Solution. Retrieved January 21, 2010, from Immigration Impact.

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Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office during the 111th U.S. Congress, from interest groups invested in the vote according to MapLight, January 1, 2005 – December 31, 2010.
Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org

Contributions by Legislator

Namesort iconPartyState$ From Interest Groups
That Supported
$ From Interest Groups
That Opposed
Daniel K. AkakaDHI$0$0
Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$0$13,800
John BarrassoRWY$0$18,500
Max BaucusDMT$0$9,300
Birch "Evan" BayhDIN$0$0
Mark BegichDAK$500$0
Michael F. BennetDCO$5,050$0
Bob BennettRUT$0$7,950
Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$0$0
Christopher "Kit" BondRMO$0$0
Barbara BoxerDCA$3,400$0
Sherrod BrownDOH$0$0
Sam BrownbackRKS$0$0
Jim BunningRKY$0$0
Richard BurrRNC$497$27,900
Roland BurrisDIL$0$0
Robert ByrdDWV$0$0
Maria CantwellDWA$250$0
Ben CardinDMD$2,300$0
Tom CarperDDE$0$0
Bob CaseyDPA$1,710$0
Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$2,000$49,300
Tom CoburnROK$0$5,503
William Thad CochranRMS$0$5,000
Susan M. CollinsRME$0$0
Gaylord Kent ConradDND$0$0
Bob CorkerRTN$1,000$13,550
John CornynRTX$28,075$60,500
Mike CrapoRID$0$14,350
Jim DeMintRSC$0$9,504
Chris DoddDCT$2,800$0
Byron DorganDND$0$5,900
Dick DurbinDIL$20,025$0
John EnsignRNV$0$7,500
Mike EnziRWY$0$6,950
Russ FeingoldDWI$750$0
Dianne FeinsteinDCA$3,250$0
Kirsten E. GillibrandDNY$3,050$0
Lindsey GrahamRSC$250$13,816
Chuck GrassleyRIA$500$10,850
Judd GreggRNH$0$0
Kay R. HaganDNC$5,100$0
Tom HarkinDIA$-2,000$0
Orrin G. HatchRUT$0$5,600
Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$7,000$9,396
Jim InhofeROK$0$30,800
Dan InouyeDHI$0$0
Johnny IsaksonRGA$0$9,400
Mike JohannsRNE$0$11,050
Tim JohnsonDSD$500$4,500
Ted KaufmanDDE$0$0
Ted KennedyDMA$0$0
John F. KerryDMA$0$0
Amy KlobucharDMN$500$0
Herb KohlDWI$0$0
Jon KylRAZ$0$40,800
Mary L. LandrieuDLA$740$0
Frank R. LautenbergDNJ$4,100$0
Patrick J. LeahyDVT$0$0
Carl LevinDMI$500$0
Joe LiebermanICT$1,250$0
Blanche LincolnDAR$7,700$0
Dick LugarRIN$0$0
Mel MartinezRFL$1,000$1,000
John McCainRAZ$0$21,350
Claire McCaskillDMO$2,650$0
Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$2,250$26,250
Bob MenéndezDNJ$3,000$0
Jeff MerkleyDOR$1,550$0
Barbara A. MikulskiDMD$0$0
Lisa MurkowskiRAK$0$7,250
Patty MurrayDWA$700$0
Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$0$19,550
Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$1,700$0
Mark L. PryorDAR$0$1,000
John "Jack" ReedDRI$200$0
Harry ReidDNV$1,250$15,250
Jim RischRID$0$20,500
Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$0$12,550
John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$0$0
Bernie SandersIVT$750$0
Chuck SchumerDNY$0$0
Jeff SessionsRAL$11,150$25,150
Jeanne ShaheenDNH$500$0
Richard C. ShelbyRAL$4,225$11,450
Olympia J. SnoweRME$0$0
Arlen SpecterDPA$4,850$0
Debbie StabenowDMI$16,224$0
Jon TesterDMT$4,425$0
John ThuneRSD$0$23,450
Mark UdallDCO$5,600$1,500
Tom UdallDNM$0$0
David VitterRLA$0$30,103
George VoinovichROH$0$0
Mark R. WarnerDVA$6,850$1,000
Jim WebbDVA$5,350$0
Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$1,000$0
Roger F. WickerRMS$2,500$14,400
Ron WydenDOR$0$0

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NamePartyState$ From Interest Groups
That Supported
$ From Interest Groups
That Opposed
Daniel K. AkakaDHI$0$0
Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$0$13,800
John BarrassoRWY$0$18,500
Max BaucusDMT$0$9,300
Birch "Evan" BayhDIN$0$0
Mark BegichDAK$500$0
Michael F. BennetDCO$5,050$0
Bob BennettRUT$0$7,950
Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$0$0
Christopher "Kit" BondRMO$0$0
Barbara BoxerDCA$3,400$0
Sherrod BrownDOH$0$0
Sam BrownbackRKS$0$0
Jim BunningRKY$0$0
Richard BurrRNC$497$27,900
Roland BurrisDIL$0$0
Robert ByrdDWV$0$0
Maria CantwellDWA$250$0
Ben CardinDMD$2,300$0
Tom CarperDDE$0$0
Bob CaseyDPA$1,710$0
Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$2,000$49,300
Tom CoburnROK$0$5,503
William Thad CochranRMS$0$5,000
Susan M. CollinsRME$0$0
Gaylord Kent ConradDND$0$0
Bob CorkerRTN$1,000$13,550
John CornynRTX$28,075$60,500
Mike CrapoRID$0$14,350
Jim DeMintRSC$0$9,504
Chris DoddDCT$2,800$0
Byron DorganDND$0$5,900
Dick DurbinDIL$20,025$0
John EnsignRNV$0$7,500
Mike EnziRWY$0$6,950
Russ FeingoldDWI$750$0
Dianne FeinsteinDCA$3,250$0
Kirsten E. GillibrandDNY$3,050$0
Lindsey GrahamRSC$250$13,816
Chuck GrassleyRIA$500$10,850
Judd GreggRNH$0$0
Kay R. HaganDNC$5,100$0
Tom HarkinDIA$-2,000$0
Orrin G. HatchRUT$0$5,600
Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$7,000$9,396
Jim InhofeROK$0$30,800
Dan InouyeDHI$0$0
Johnny IsaksonRGA$0$9,400
Mike JohannsRNE$0$11,050
Tim JohnsonDSD$500$4,500
Ted KaufmanDDE$0$0
Ted KennedyDMA$0$0
John F. KerryDMA$0$0
Amy KlobucharDMN$500$0
Herb KohlDWI$0$0
Jon KylRAZ$0$40,800
Mary L. LandrieuDLA$740$0
Frank R. LautenbergDNJ$4,100$0
Patrick J. LeahyDVT$0$0
Carl LevinDMI$500$0
Joe LiebermanICT$1,250$0
Blanche LincolnDAR$7,700$0
Dick LugarRIN$0$0
Mel MartinezRFL$1,000$1,000
John McCainRAZ$0$21,350
Claire McCaskillDMO$2,650$0
Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$2,250$26,250
Bob MenéndezDNJ$3,000$0
Jeff MerkleyDOR$1,550$0
Barbara A. MikulskiDMD$0$0
Lisa MurkowskiRAK$0$7,250
Patty MurrayDWA$700$0
Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$0$19,550
Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$1,700$0
Mark L. PryorDAR$0$1,000
John "Jack" ReedDRI$200$0
Harry ReidDNV$1,250$15,250
Jim RischRID$0$20,500
Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$0$12,550
John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$0$0
Bernie SandersIVT$750$0
Chuck SchumerDNY$0$0
Jeff SessionsRAL$11,150$25,150
Jeanne ShaheenDNH$500$0
Richard C. ShelbyRAL$4,225$11,450
Olympia J. SnoweRME$0$0
Arlen SpecterDPA$4,850$0
Debbie StabenowDMI$16,224$0
Jon TesterDMT$4,425$0
John ThuneRSD$0$23,450
Mark UdallDCO$5,600$1,500
Tom UdallDNM$0$0
David VitterRLA$0$30,103
George VoinovichROH$0$0
Mark R. WarnerDVA$6,850$1,000
Jim WebbDVA$5,350$0
Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$1,000$0
Roger F. WickerRMS$2,500$14,400
Ron WydenDOR$0$0

Interest Groups that supported this bill

$ Donated
Public official (elected or appointed)$178,521

Interest Groups that opposed this bill

$ Donated
Pro-Guns$623,472
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