Pandemic, price tags and privacy concerns: Why it took 20 years to implement REAL ID (1 Viewer)

[FOX News]

Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem's announcement that REAL IDs will be required to fly starting May 7 has forced Americans to finally get compliant – 20 years after Congress passed the law.

On May 11, 2005, President George W. Bush signed the REAL ID Act into law to enhance national security in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Passed by the U.S. Congress, the act set federal standards for issuing identification cards, like driver's licenses.

Starting next month, REAL ID will be required to access federal facilities...

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