Repeal REAL ID!
Stop the Federal ID Mandate, Support the Safeguarding Personal Information Act
Our Stand: At-A-Glance
- The Safeguarding Personal Information Act of 2025 (S.2769), which was filed by Senator Rand Paul, would fully repeal Title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005.
- That section of law forces states to turn driver’s licenses into a single, federally controlled ID system. After nearly twenty years of delays, the government started enforcing it nationwide by May 7, 2025.
- The bill, introduced September 11, 2025, is simple and powerful: “Title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005 is repealed.”
- No loopholes. No half-measures. Just a return of identification standards to the states and the people.
Why Repeal Matters
- Privacy: REAL ID centralizes personal data, creating a ready-made national citizen database vulnerable to misuse.
- Civil Liberties: Conditioning the right to travel on federal approval sneaks around the Fourth Amendment and state sovereignty.
- Mission Creep: The REAL ID law allows the Department of Homeland Security to expand ID requirements “for any other purposes,” inviting future surveillance and digital tracking.
- Federal Control: The plan for REAL ID is to move from physical to digital identification to be used for “verification” of a person when they want to do things like open a bank account.
- Digital Surveillance: REAL ID could be integrated into a digital wallet, along with banking and personal health information.
What You Can Do Right Now
- Contact your U.S. Senators. Urge them to co-sponsor and vote for the Safeguarding Personal Information Act of 2025.
- Spread the word. Share this message with neighbors, faith communities, and privacy advocates so Congress hears a united voice.