HB4852: IDs for an Inclusive Democracy Act
- 1Introduced (current step)
- 2Passed One Chamber
- 3Passed Both Chambers
- 4Became Law
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Summary
To require the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration to produce and make available at no cost to certain individuals in the United States an identification for the purpose of allowing such individuals to meet certain identification requirements, and for other purposes.
Plain-language summary
This bill would require the Social Security Administration to produce and distribute free identification cards to certain Americans. The ID would help people meet identification requirements for voting, government services, or other purposes. The bill does not specify which groups would qualify for the free ID or all the uses it would cover. The bill was recently introduced in Congress and has not yet moved through the process.
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HB4852: IDs for an Inclusive Democracy Act
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Sponsors
Sean Casten
Primary SponsorCo-sponsors (19)
Cori Bush
Dean Phillips
Earl Blumenauer
Rashida Tlaib
Mary Gay Scanlon