Protecting Pentagon Press Access Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 2
- Latest action
- Aug 31, 2026
What it does
The Protecting Pentagon Press Access Act would restore credentialed journalists' access to unsecured areas of the Pentagon, including the Correspondents' Corridor and other press workspaces, as they existed on May 22, 2025, by requiring the Secretary of Defense to reverse restrictions imposed in 2025 that limited press access and required military escorts. It would also mandate a timely, politically independent security review process for issuing Pentagon Facilities Alternative Credentials and prohibit any future changes to press access policies without prior consultation with the Senate and House Armed Services Committees. The bill aims to promote accurate, independent reporting on defense…
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Where it goes next
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