Congressional Access to Military Posts Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 1170 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1170 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. _______________________________________________________________________ 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 in