Urging Congress to allow U.S. citizens to use REAL ID cards as a travel document for arrivals at land and sea ports-of-entry.

This concurrent resolution urges Congress to allow U.S. citizens to use state-issued REAL ID-compliant driver's licenses as travel documents for entering the U.S. at land and sea border crossings. Currently, travelers must present a passport or other specific documents (like a passport card or enhanced driver's license), even though REAL ID cards already verify identity and citizenship per federal standards. Texas, which began issuing REAL ID-compliant cards in 2016 and will require them for federal purposes by 2025, argues these cards should be accepted under the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative. The resolution requests Congress amend the travel initiative to include REAL ID cards as valid entry documents for U.S. citizens.