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H.R. 80 119th Congress House

Drain the Intelligence Community Swamp Act of 2025

Official title: To revoke the security clearances of certain former members of the intelligence community, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 3, 2025 Introduced by: Andy Biggs Republican · Arizona See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Elections, voting, political campaign regulationGovernment studies and investigationsIntelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
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Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jan 3, 2025
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Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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Drain the Intelligence Community Swamp Act of 2025

This bill revokes the security clearances of 51 individuals who signed a statement titled Public Statement on the Hunter Biden Emails and dated October 19, 2020. It also (1) specifies that a security clearance may not be granted or renewed for any of them, and (2) requires the Departments of Defense and Justice to investigate these individuals.    

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Davidson, Warren
Ohio · Jan 3, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 80: Drain the Intelligence Community Swamp Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-80/
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"H.R. 80: Drain the Intelligence Community Swamp Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-80/.
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H.R. 80, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-80/.
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