# 119-hr-1170: Congressional Access to Military Posts Act of 2025

119-hr-1170, Congressional Access to Military Posts Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Kelly, Trent [R-MS-1] (R-MS); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1170
- Congress: 119
- Title: Congressional Access to Military Posts Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-10
- Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Trent [R-MS-1] (R-MS)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Expedited access for Members of Congress to military installations.** This bill would add a new section to Title 10 requiring the Secretary of Defense to create procedures that let a current Member of Congress present a valid House or Senate ID and receive prompt access to certain military installations in the United States and Guam. Congressional employees, as defined in 5 U.S.C. 2107(5), accompanying the Member would receive the same access. The bill would forbid rules that require Members or their staff to schedule access before arrival and covers sites where a Department of Defense common access card is normally the only entry requirement.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Hamadeh, Abraham J. [R-AZ-8] (R-AZ), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Faster base access for Congress members: benefit, low. This bill would require the Defense Department to set procedures for quick entry to certain military bases. A Member of Congress could enter by showing a valid House or Senate ID that proves they are a current Member. Congressional employees who go with the Member would get the same access. The pro…

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- 119-hr-1793: Veterans Readiness and Employment Transparency Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-1170 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1170)

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- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-1181: Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1181)
- [119-hr-987: Fair Access to Banking Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-987)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-1793: Veterans Readiness and Employment Transparency Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1793)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1170 (as of 2026-04-21).