As a follow-up to my February 9 posting, Controversy Surrounds Real ID Act, yesterday evening the House passed the bill (96% of Republicans supporting, 78% of Democrats opposing), which “Prohibits Federal agencies from accepting State issued driver’s licenses or identification cards unless such documents are determined by the Secretary to meet minimum security requirements.” These requirements include that the ID have “Physical security features designed to prevent tampering, counterfeiting, or duplication of the document for fraudulent purposes…[and] A common machine-readable technology, with defined minimum data elements.”