Travel REAL ID deadline is two weeks away: How to check if your driver's license is a REAL ID and what documents you need to update it The REAL ID deadline is approaching.

The REAL ID Act, originally passed by Congress in 2005 as a response to the 9/11 terrorist attacks, is intended to "establish minimum security standards for state-issued driver licenses and IDs to ...

The Department of Homeland Security is enforcing the “ Real ID ” to tighten up security measures. The Real ID Act was passed in 2005, in response to a 9/11 Commission recommendation.