H.R. 1170

119 HR 1170 IH: Congressional Access to Military Posts Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-02-10
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 1170  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.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Congressional Access to Military Posts Act of 2025  .
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:
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.
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