PRINTER'S NO. 3830
No. 767 Session of 2008
INTRODUCED BY THOMAS, MARKOSEK, JOSEPHS AND HORNAMAN,
JUNE 2, 2008
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS, JUNE 2, 2008
A RESOLUTION
1 Urging the Congress of the United States to repeal the REAL ID
2 Act of 2005 and to restore section 7212 of the Intelligence
3 Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004.
4 WHEREAS, The Intergovernmental Affairs Committee has hosted a
5 series of public hearings throughout the Commonwealth of
6 Pennsylvania regarding the REAL ID Act of 2005 (Division B of
7 Public Law 109-13, 119 Stat. 302) and its impact on
8 Pennsylvania; and
9 WHEREAS, The public hearings were held in Erie, Harrisburg,
10 Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Scranton to ensure that citizens
11 had the opportunity to be heard and informed of the impact that
12 complying with the REAL ID Act of 2005 will have on the
13 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; and
14 WHEREAS, The public hearings provided expert testimony from
15 the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, the Department of
16 Homeland Security, the American Civil Liberties Union, the
17 National Conference of State Legislatures and the Coalition for
18 Secure Driver's License; and
1 WHEREAS, The concerns raised during the public hearings were
2 that the REAL ID Act of 2005 remains a costly, unfunded mandate
3 for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, provides insufficient
4 funding from the Federal Government and may infringe on privacy
5 and religious freedom rights; and
6 WHEREAS, According to the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism
7 Prevention Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-458, 118 Stat. 3638),
8 minimum standards do not conflict or interfere with the
9 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's enforcement and regulation of
10 drivers' licenses and identification cards; and
11 WHEREAS, The concerns citizens raised regarding the REAL ID
12 Act of 2005 would be adequately addressed with the passage of
13 United States Senate Bill 717 (2007); therefore be it
14 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the
15 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania urge the Congress of the United
16 States to pass United States Senate Bill 717 (2007), effectively
17 restoring section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism
18 Prevention Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-458, 118 Stat. 3827); and
19 be it further
20 RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be transmitted to
21 the presiding officers of each house of Congress of the United
22 States and to each member of Congress from the Commonwealth of
23 Pennsylvania; and be it further
24 RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be transmitted to
25 the Honorable Daniel K. Akaka, United States Senator from
26 Hawaii; and be it further
27 RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be transmitted to
28 the National Conference of State Legislatures.
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