To require identification that may be used in obtaining Federal public benefits to meet restrictions ensuring that it is secure and verifiable.

Prohibits any Federal entity, in providing a Federal public benefit or service, from accepting, recognizing, or relying on any identification document that was not issued by a Federal or State authority and that is not subject to verification by a Federal law enforcement, intelligence, or homeland security agency. Deems any Federal official, employee, contractor, or agent who takes action inconsistent with such prohibition to be acting beyond the scope of his or her authority and to be liable for such action, unless conferred immunity under the Constitution.

[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 502 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 502

To require identification that may be used in obtaining Federal public 
     benefits to meet restrictions ensuring that it is secure and 
                              verifiable.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 29, 2003

    Mr. Tancredo (for himself, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Duncan, Mr. 
Norwood, Mr. Schrock, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. 
 Weldon of Florida, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Akin, Mr. Goode, Mr. King of 
 Iowa, and Mr. Miller of Florida) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to 
the Committees on the Judiciary and House Administration, for a period 
    to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
                          committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
To require identification that may be used in obtaining Federal public 
     benefits to meet restrictions ensuring that it is secure and 
                              verifiable.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SECURE AND VERIFIABLE IDENTIFICATION REQUIRED FOR FEDERAL 
              PUBLIC BENEFITS.

    (a) In General.--In the provision in the United States of a Federal 
public benefit or service, including a law enforcement service, that 
requires the recipient to produce identification, no Federal agency, 
commission, or other entity within the executive, legislative, or 
judicial branch of the Federal Government may accept, recognize, or 
rely on (or authorize the acceptance or recognition of, or the reliance 
on) any identification document, unless the document was issued by a 
Federal or State authority and is subject to verification by a Federal 
law enforcement, intelligence, or homeland security agency.
    (b) Immunity.--An elected or appointed official, employee, or other 
contractor or agent of the Federal Government who takes an action 
inconsistent with subsection (a) is deemed to be acting beyond the 
scope of authority granted by law and shall not be immune from 
liability for such action, unless such immunity is conferred by the 
Constitution and cannot be waived.
    (c) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress that the 50 
States and the District of Columbia should implement policies modeled 
on this Act.
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