HR 4205 United States House · 118th Congress

Drain the Intelligence Community Swamp Act of 2023

HR 4205, the "Drain the Intelligence Community Swamp Act of 2023," requires the immediate revocation of security clearances for 51 specific individuals who signed a 2020 public statement about Hunter Biden's laptop. The bill mandates that the Secretary of Defense and Attorney General investigate these individuals' roles in the Hunter Biden laptop matter and their connection to the Biden campaign. It directly affects only the named former intelligence officials, including former directors Jim Clapper and John Brennan, by stripping their security clearances within 24 hours of the bill's enactment. The bill is procedural, focusing solely on revoking clearances for these named individuals based on their past statement, not on broader intelligence community reforms.

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Jun 2023

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Introduced Jun 20, 2023 Last action Jun 12, 2024

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Jun 12, 2024

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ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Biggs asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 4205, a bill originally introduced by Representative Santos, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.

lower

Jun 20, 2023

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Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, 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.

lower

Jun 20, 2023

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lower

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor