passports for domestic flights.

[Catmusicfan]

My husband was at the post office today and one of the counter workers said to the other one. That talk about needing a passport to get on a domestic flight was gearing up again.

My husband was shocked by it and told them he never heard about it before. They said it was in the early stages and that they get information about it once in awhile.

My husband said what's next. You can't drive your car to another state without a passport. He was joking.

One worker said he wouldn't be surprised.

Has anyone heard of any of this or where they messing with my husband?

[NurseJackie]

1. Sounds like a national ID card... papers please.

[yesphan]

2. I believe it has to do with

a federally recognized drivers license. Here in OK the state has yet to adopt
the fed ID and subsequently, if they don't do it by a certain date, Okies will need
a birth certificate or a passport to board a plane or enter a federal building.

[katmondoo]

5. Also a lot of money involved if we all have to renew or get a passport if you have never had one

Not everyone will have all the paperwork involved, just as a lot of people cannot vote because the cannot show a valid birth certificate or meet all state requirements

[hlthe2b]

6. This Those states who have not complied will conceivably need alternate ID

to board planes...

[csziggy]

3. There is a national standard for driver's license that some states have not adopted

People from those states might be required to present a federal form of ID such as passport, military ID, etc.

Look up Real ID Act for details. Got to shut down - just lost power.

[Tanuki]

7. The driver's licenses in several states are TSA-noncompliant

and supposedly will not be valid ID for air travel after a certain date. This has been pushed forward to 2018. If you live in one if those states, perhaps that is what the postal workers were discussing, because fliers in those states would need an alternate ID such as a passport.
https://www.google.com/amp/amp.usatoday.com/story/96162418/

"The Transportation Security Administration has begun posting airport signs to warn travelers about a deadline a year from now for identification to board planes.


The Department of Homeland Security’s Real ID program requires states to adopt better security measures for driver’s licenses and other identification, to discourage forgeries and prevent terrorism. Only about half the states have complied already with the program Congress created in 2005, in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks Sept. 11, 2001.

“Given today’s threat environment, this requirement is as relevant now as it was when the 9/11 Commission recommended it," Jeh Johnson, secretary of Homeland Security, said in announcing the deadlines a year ago.

......

The states where residents will need identification other than driver’s licenses to fly on Jan. 22, 2018, are: Kentucky, Maine, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Washington.

But some critics have been reluctant to participate, out of privacy concerns and fears that it could lead to a national identity card. The federal standards require anti-counterfeit technology in the cards, and require states to verify an applicant’s identity and conduct background checks on workers who issue the licenses.".....(more)

[Catmusicfan]

9. ah... Thank you for clarifing and PA is on the list.

[samnsara]

8. just pay the $ and go to the nearest airport office and get a KTN...

...a Known Traveler Number. Then you are always TSA pre-check and don't have all the hoops to jump thru. Of course, this could be what they were referring to. I have mine and we got finger printed and stuff but its worth it if you fly a lot.