Drain the Intelligence Community Swamp Act of 2025

In Plain Language

This bill revokes security clearances for 51 people who signed a 2020 statement about Hunter Biden's emails and prevents them from getting security clearances in the future. The Defense and Justice Departments would be required to investigate these individuals.

Official Congressional Research Service summary

Drain the Intelligence Community Swamp Act of 2025This 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.

Sponsor

Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]

Cosponsors

Rep. Davidson, Warren [R-OH-8]

Latest action

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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Action history

Jan 3, 2025 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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