Protecting Pentagon Press Access Act

This bill would require the Secretary of Defense, within 30 days of the law taking effect, to give credentialed journalists back access to the areas of the Pentagon they could enter on May 22, 2025. This includes the "Correspondents' Corridor" and other press work spaces, and access without an escort to areas that did not require one on that date. The Pentagon Force Protection Agency would handle security reviews for reporters' Pentagon credentials. Career officials would conduct those reviews, and political appointees could not reverse them. Any future change to press access, work spaces, or credentials would require prior consultation with the House and Senate Armed Services Committees.

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Sponsors

• Brian Schatz Democrat sponsor
• 15 cosponsors