REAL ID Act of 2005 [US House]

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REAL ID Act of 2005 [US House]

February 10, 2005 05:13:00 pm

HR 418, the REAL ID Act of 2005, passed by the US Houes of Representatives, February 10, 2005 [establishing new regulations for the use of state driver's licenses by immigrants and facilitating deportation procedures]. Read the GPO text of the bill as introduced [PDF] in the House. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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