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Rep. Kelly, Trent [R-MS-1] · R–MS
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Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Based on the full Introduced in House · 2025-02-10 text. This explanation has not received human editorial review. This overview describes the proposal’s major provisions; it does not establish what its real-world effects would be.
This proposal would require certain military installations to admit members of Congress who present a valid congressional identification badge, along with accompanying congressional employees. It would prohibit requiring members to schedule that access before arriving. The requirement would cover installations in the United States or Guam where a Defense Department identification card alone lets a service member enter.
(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.
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
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.
Section 1 would name the measure the Congressional Access to Military Posts Act of 2025.
This Act may be cited as the Congressional Access to Military Posts Act of 2025.
Section 2 would add a new section 2698 to chapter 159 of title 10 of the United States Code. It would require the Secretary to establish access procedures, subject to the prohibition on requiring advance scheduling.
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
Except as provided in subsection (b), the Secretary shall establish procedures to ensure that—
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
The proposed access right would cover senators, representatives, delegates and the resident commissioner. A member would need a valid badge issued by the appropriate House or Senate office identifying that person as a current member of Congress.
a Member of Congress seeking access to a covered installation is granted such access if such Member presents a covered identification card
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.
The term Member of Congress means— (A) a Senator; or (B) a Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, Congress.
Congressional employees accompanying a member admitted under the proposal would receive the same access. The bill uses the employee definition in title 5, section 2107(5), without reproducing it.
any Congressional employees accompanying a Member of Congress granted access under paragraph (1) are granted the same access.
The term Congressional employee has the meaning given such term in paragraph (5) of section 2107 of title 5.
The proposal would apply only to installations in the United States or Guam where an issued Department of Defense common access card—a Defense Department identification card—is the sole requirement for a service member to enter.
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.
The supplied official-actions snapshot, updated December 11, 2025, records introduction in the House and referral to the House Committee on Armed Services on February 10, 2025.
Source snapshot updated 2025-12-11T09:07:46Z. 2025-02-10: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. 2025-02-10: Introduced in House
A closer look
Reviewed version: Introduced in House · 2025-02-10. These findings describe provisions and who may benefit; they are not judgments of waste, corruption, or motive.
This review covers the supplied bill text. “None identified” does not rule out provisions in later versions or accompanying reports and disclosures.
Provisions outside the bill’s main subject, or policy changes attached to appropriations.
None identified in the reviewed text
No unrelated provision or policy change attached to appropriations was identified in the complete supplied introduced text. This conclusion does not extend to other versions or accompanying materials.
Spending directed to particular recipients or places outside ordinary competitive or formula-based allocation.
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No congressionally directed spending for particular recipients or places was identified in the complete supplied introduced text. This conclusion does not establish the absence of earmarks in other versions or accompanying materials.
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The supplied introduced text would create a narrowly defined access privilege tied directly to the bill's main purpose. This classification does not imply improper intent.
Members of Congress presenting qualifying identification, and congressional employees accompanying them, would receive guaranteed access to covered installations without required advance scheduling. This is special procedural treatment for a limited group of government officials and staff.
(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.
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
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