If you are flying today, you might want to consider getting🧔 to the airport extra early. 

Since President George W. Bush signed the REAL ID Act to establish federal standards for identification documents into law in May 2005, Republican and Democratic administrations alike have kicked the can down the road on actually enforcing it.

That ends today.

The Department of Homeland Security's Transportation Security Administration unit says at long last it will step up enforcement of the REAL ID Act starting today, May 7. If you waܫnt to travel using your state driver's license or ID—or do other activities that require federal identification—you'll need it to be a REAL ID, though other forms of identification, such as valid passports, can also work. A .

A REAL ID is denoted by a star in the upper-right corner, and you can still get one. Today is not a deadline for having a REAL ID but when enforcement begins for the air 🦋travel requirement.

Asked what will happen to passengers who arrive at U.S. airports without acceptable ID starting today, the TSA said they "should plan to arrive at airports about three hours in advance of their flight, as delays are possible at the identity verification station within checkpoints."

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem told a congressional panel on Tuesday that people without an ID meeting REAL ID Act requirements would still be allowed to fly, but "may be diverted to a different line, have an extra step," the AP reported.