A group of conservative lawmakers are eyeing legislation that would ban the Pentagon from releasing summaries of military service records. The discussion comes after the Air Force mistakenly leaked service records of congressional Republicans earlier this year.
The House Appropriations Committee is reportedly looking to stop the public release of military service records of United States veterans without consent, according to NBC News. Under the new bill, members of the public would need to request the information through the Freedom of Information Act, and the person that is targeted would need to give consent.
The bill comes after the Air Force admitted to improperly releasing private information about Reps. Don Bacon and Zach Nunn during the 2022 midterm elections. Both congressmen are former Air Force officers, and Bacon rose to the rank of brigadier general. The person who requested the private information had ties to the Democratic Party.
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