The REAL ID Act, passed in 2005, sets security standards for issuing sources of identification, such as driver's licenses. Congress passed the REAL ID Act in response to the September 11 attacks.

The Brief Bad news for travelers who don’t have a REAL ID yet: You can’t use your Costco membership card to get through TSA. TSA broke the news on its social media pages this week, about a ...

Some travelers with a certain type of federally recognized ID are being denied by the TSA at airport security, but the reason is fairly innocent.

Your Costco Gold Star Membership card might score you a 48-pack of TP, magical rotisserie chicken and a hot dog and soda that defies inflation, but it won’t get you through a TSA checkpoint.” ...

We love hotdogs & rotisserie chickens as much as the next person but please stop telling people their Costco card counts as a REAL ID because it absolutely does not. — TSA (@TSA) June 4, 2025 ...

A Costco membership card can get you lots of toilet paper and a rotisserie chicken for $4.99, but it cannot pass as ID at an airport security checkpoint. A new warning from the Transportation ...

TSA spokesperson Lorie Dankers told SFGate she hears the rumor about Costco cards every year to 18 months. She said flyers presenting Costco cards to the TSA can create delays at the airport.

(Gray News) – The TSA is expressing frustrations with travelers who are not providing a proper REAL ID to fly. In a Facebook post Wednesday, the TSA made it known that a Costco membership card is not ...