VALID Act

The VALID Act (S 4051) prohibits U.S. airlines and foreign carriers operating in the U.S. from accepting three specific Department of Homeland Security (DHS) documents or the CBP One mobile app as valid identification for boarding domestic flights. It bans the use of DHS Form I-385 (Notice to Report), DHS Form I-862 (Notice to Appear), and the CBP One Mobile Application for airline passenger identification. This directly affects travelers relying on these documents for air travel and requires airlines to stop facilitating their use. The law applies to all domestic commercial airline passengers seeking to board flights within the United States. The bill amends existing aviation and identification laws to eliminate these specific documents as acceptable forms of ID for air travel.