While congress is playing the needs for voter ID AGAIN they have actuly done nothing to deal with the situation.  It is over three years until the next national election.  Congress could have put a national voter ID on the books years ago; but they have not.  Its easier to use the lack of a national voter ID as a way to make talking-points during campaigns.  Once they actually instituted och a requirement they would no longer have the talking point of illegal voters to preach to their supporters.  Poor Donald could not continue to tweet on the imaginary illegal voters.

Certainly it would not be a simple task to have all the ID in place by 2018; a  2020 deadline might work.  However since a requirement for an acceptable for travel or access to government installation  (Real ID) is already on the books those IDs could qualify as an ID for voting. Many Americans now have an acceptable Real ID.  That would reduce the number of voters needing to obtain a voter ID by 2020.