Originally Posted by cbn42

I don't think Congress has ever extended the REAL ID deadline. All extensions have been implemented by DHS through the administrative procedure.



It is intended to enforce the no-fly list. Whether that is necessary is debatable, but that is the reason.



I would think that most states already have all of those things on their licenses, whether REAL ID compliant or not. I'm pretty sure California has had them for a long time.