United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4217 (105th)
Freedom and Privacy Restoration Act of 1998
Introduced
15 July 1998
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Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Information and Technology.
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Summary
Freedom and Privacy Restoration Act of 1998 - Amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to repeal the provision relating to standards for Federal agency acceptance of birth certificates or driver's licenses for identification-related purposes. Prohibits a Federal agency from accepting an identification document for any identification purpose if another Federal agency accepts such document for any such purpose.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 15 July 1998
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Introduced in House · EN · 15 July 1998
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 15 July 1998
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/4217
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/4217