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Mike Lee (R-UT)

S.Amdt. 5809

S.Amdt. 5809 · Senate amendment

A Republican amendment with 1 Republican cosponsor · See the cosponsor

Changes S. 2 — Secure America Act

Not adopted

This amendment was never taken up, and the bill finished without it. It was never voted on.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. Pending Consideration
  3. Failed

What this amendment would do

This amendment aims to add a section to the bill to create the REAL ID Enhancement Fund within the Department of Homeland Security.

The purpose of this fund is to provide grants to eligible Tribal, territorial, and State agencies for the following:

  • Supporting the deployment of authorized biometric technology.
  • Adding an indication of citizenship to all REAL ID-compliant identification cards and driver's licenses for confirmed United States citizens.
  • Performing necessary work to add the citizenship indication.
  • Providing these enhanced IDs to United States citizens residing in the territories or states, or those who are members of the Tribe.

To fund these activities, the amendment appropriates $6,165,000,000 for fiscal year 2026, with the money remaining available until September 30, 2029.