Protecting Pentagon Press Access Act

The purposes of this Act are—

(1) to promote accurate and independent reporting about the defense policy and military services of the United States by restoring to credentialed journalists access to the Pentagon that successive administrations permitted until 2025; and

(2) to remove unreasonable restrictions on credentialed journalists imposed by Secretary of Defense Peter Hegseth, including restrictions imposed by the May 23, 2025, Secretary of Defense Memorandum titled Updated Physical Control Measures for Press/Media Access Within the Pentagon and the October 6, 2025, Secretary of Defense Memorandum titled Implementation of New Media In-brief.