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Congressional Access to Military Posts Act of 2025

To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for expedited access to certain military installations of the Department of Defense for Members of Congress and certain Congressional employees.

Introduced Feb 10, 2025

Latest action (Feb 10, 2025) Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Referred to
Armed Services Committee
Policy area
Armed Forces and National Security
Issues
Defense
Legislative subjects (3)
Congressional officers and employeesMembers of CongressMilitary facilities and property

Summary

This bill streamlines access to certain U.S. military installations for Members of Congress and their staff. Members of Congress presenting a current Congressional identification badge would gain expedited access to military bases without needing to schedule in advance, and any accompanying Congressional employees would receive the same access. The requirement applies only to military installations located in the United States or Guam where Department of Defense common access cards are already the sole requirement for armed forces members to enter. The Secretary of Defense must establish procedures to implement these expedited access rules but is prohibited from requiring advance scheduling of Congressional visits. The bill amends title 10 of the United States Code to codify these access procedures.

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Sponsor (1)
1 cosponsor

Actions (2)
  1. Feb 10, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. · house
  2. Feb 10, 2025 Introduced in House

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  • HR 2551 — Military Installation Retail Security Act of 2025 · Introduced Apr 1, 2025 · Cong. 119 80%
  • HR 9549 — To amend title 10, United States Code, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022, and the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 to repeal certain reporting requirements related to unfunded priorities, and for other purposes. · Introduced Jun 30, 2026 · Cong. 119 76%
  • S 2605 — A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to improve recruitment and retention of the cyber workforce of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes. · Introduced Jul 31, 2025 · Cong. 119 73%
  • HR 3636 — To amend title 10, United States Code, to improve the process by which the Secretary of Defense verifies that health care professionals of the military departments are appropriately licensed. · Introduced May 29, 2025 · Cong. 119 73%
  • S 2602 — A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to expand the scope of affirmation of authority for cyber operations to include defense of critical infrastructure of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes. · Introduced Jul 31, 2025 · Cong. 119 73%
  • HR 3969 — MARCH for Military Servicemembers Act · Introduced Jun 12, 2025 · Cong. 119 72%

Text versions (1)
  • Introduced in House · Feb 10, 2025

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Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 10, 2025

Mr. Kelly of Mississippi introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

A BILL

To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for expedited access to certain military installations of the Department of Defense for Members of Congress and certain Congressional employees.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the “Congressional Access to Military Posts Act of 2025”.

SEC. 2. EXPEDITED ACCESS TO CERTAIN MILITARY INSTALLATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FOR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND CERTAIN CONGRESSIONAL EMPLOYEES.

Chapter 159 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: “Sec. 2698. Expedited access to military installations for Members of Congress and certain Congressional employees

“(a) In General.—Except as provided in subsection (b), the Secretary shall establish procedures to ensure that—

“(1) a Member of Congress seeking access to a covered installation is granted such access if such Member presents a covered identification card; and

“(2) any Congressional employees accompanying a Member of Congress granted access under paragraph (1) are granted the same access.

“(b) Prohibited Procedures.—Under such procedures, the Secretary may not require a Member of Congress to schedule a grant of access to a covered installation under subsection (a) prior to the arrival of such Member and accompanying Congressional employees, if applicable, at such covered installation.

“(c) Definitions.—In this section:

“(1) The term ‘Congressional employee’ has the meaning given such term in paragraph (5) of section 2107 of title 5.

“(2) The term ‘covered identification card’ means a valid identification badge issued by the appropriate office of the House of Representatives or the Senate, as the case may be, which identifies the individual to which such identification badge was issued as a current Member of Congress.

“(3) The term ‘covered installation’ means a military installation located in the United States or Guam at which the presentation of an issued Department of Defense common access card is the sole requirement for a member of the Armed Forces to be granted access to such military installation.

“(4) The term ‘Member of Congress’ means—

“(A) a Senator; or

“(B) a Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, Congress.”. <all>

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