Drain the Intelligence Community Swamp Act of 2025
HR 80, the "Drain the Intelligence Community Swamp Act of 2025," would automatically revoke security clearances for 51 specific former intelligence officials within 24 hours of enactment. These individuals signed a 2020 public statement regarding the Hunter Biden emails. The bill also requires the Secretary of Defense and Attorney General to investigate their roles in the Hunter Biden laptop scandal and connections to the Biden presidential campaign. This procedural bill directly affects only the named individuals' security clearance status, with no broader policy changes.
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Introduced 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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