Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, section 5, Sec. 5.
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No funds for a national identification card
The document says “may not”Who acts: Secretary of Homeland SecurityHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“None of the funds made available in this Act may be used for planning, testing, piloting, or developing a national identification card.”
Section 514. Money in this Act may not be used to plan, test, pilot or develop a national identification card.
What the document actually says
“None of the funds made available in this Act may be used for planning, testing, piloting, or developing a national identification card.”
That sentence, in plain words
No money here may be used to plan or build a national ID card.
What this is about
The bar covers early steps too, not just the card. Planning and tests are named.
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