House Democratic Rep. Bill Foster of Illinois is part of three separate bills to push digital identification for Americans through legislation.
Illinois lawmakers first announced the Digital Identity Improvement Act in September 2020. states “The time has come for the United States to catch up with developed countries in digital identity technology,” he wrote on Twitter.
Citing the benefits of the “bipartisan” bill, Foster said “strengthening safeguards to protect against identity theft and fraud has become critical so businesses and consumers can have confidence in online transactions. ” he said.
Lawmakers on a bipartisan basis appear to be gathering evidence to strengthen their case for why digital IDs are needed.
Apparently, this can only be done via digital ID.
Foster is relentless about this. invoiceI will reintroduce you. 2021 And get back online in 2024 reported.
The bill calls for the creation of a Digital Identity Task Force made up of federal, state and local representatives, according to Foster's website. The task force will develop methods (such as “verification tools”) for government agencies to “verify” and “protect” individuals' identities online.
Of course, this means government-issued digital IDs and government-run verification programs.
The task force will also decide whether a “fee model” for the verification program is needed.
The bill is HR4258developing a digital ID will cost an estimated $50 million over five years. It was originally like that Co-host It is made up of 10 Democrats and three Republicans, including Representatives Barry Loudermilk (R) of Georgia, James Langevin (D) of Rhode Island, and John Katko (R) of New York.
In September 2024, Foster introduced another digital identity bill to “establish a whole-of-government approach to improving digital identity and other purposes.”
text of HR9783 It had not yet been submitted at the time of publication.
In June 2024, Mr. Foster co-sponsored a bill with Louisiana Republican Clay Higgins on the same topic.
HR8658the Emerging Digital Identity Ecosystem Reporting Act of 2024, requires TSA to report on “digital identity ecosystems.”
This report includes the benefits and risks of digital identity as it relates to U.S. homeland security.
On a bipartisan basis, members of Congress appear to be gathering evidence to strengthen their case for requiring digital IDs. The most common reasons lawmakers have cited so far in their bill text are to strengthen national security, protect online transactions, and prevent identity theft.
Digital identity has long been discussed at the World Economic Forum, an annual event where society's elites meet to decide which policy proposals to advance in their jurisdictions.
At least since 2020WEF is advocated Aiming for a digital ID system that helps the most vulnerable in society.
“Digital ID systems have enabled Chile to rapidly pre-register millions of new beneficiaries into social programs,” the group wrote.
in 2023the WEF said it is “difficult or impossible” for the approximately 850 million people without ID to “fully engage with society.” According to WEF, this provides the perfect reason to implement a cost-effective paperless ID system.
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