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Drain the Intelligence Community Swamp Act of 2025
To revoke the security clearances of certain former members of the intelligence community, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill revokes the security clearances of 51 named former intelligence officials who were signatories to a statement about Hunter Biden emails dated October 19, 2020. The revocations take effect within 24 hours of enactment, and no security clearance may be granted or renewed to any of these individuals. The bill also directs the Secretary of Defense and Attorney General to investigate these individuals regarding their role in what the bill refers to as the Hunter Biden laptop scandal and their engagement with the Biden Presidential campaign.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] (R-AZ)
1 cosponsor
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Andy Biggs’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- SAULSBURY INDUSTRIES $9,900
- 21ST CENTURY HEALTHCARE $7,500
- ULINE $6,600
- TW LEWIS COMPANY $6,600
- LEE BENSON $6,600
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Andy Biggs → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- 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. · house
- Jan 3, 2025 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 3, 2025
Mr. Biggs of Arizona (for himself and Mr. Davidson) introduced the following bill; which was 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
A BILL
To revoke the security clearances of certain former members of the intelligence community, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Drain the Intelligence Community Swamp Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. REVOCATION OF SECURITY CLEARANCES.
(a) In General.—Not later than 24 hours after the date of enactment of this Act, the security clearance of any individual listed in subsection (c), signatories of the statement titled “Public Statement on the Hunter Biden Emails” dated October 19, 2020, are hereby revoked, and no security clearance may be granted or renewed for any such individual.
(b) Investigations.—The Secretary of Defense and the Attorney General shall investigate such individuals and their role in the Hunter Biden laptop scandal and level of engagement with the Biden Presidential campaign.
(c) Individuals Listed.—The individuals listed in this subsection are the following:
(1) Jim Clapper.
(2) Mike Hayden.
(3) Leon Panetta.
(4) John Brennan.
(5) Thomas Finger.
(6) Rick Ledgett.
(7) John McLaughlin.
(8) Michael Morell.
(9) Mike Vickers.
(10) Doug Wise.
(11) Nick Rasmussen.
(12) Russ Travers.
(13) Andy Liepman.
(14) John Moseman.
(15) Larry Pfeiffer.
(16) Jeremy Bash.
(17) Rodney Snyder.
(18) Glenn Gerstell.
(19) David B. Buckley.
(20) Nada Bakos.
(21) Patty Brandmaier.
(22) James B. Bruce.
(23) David Cariens.
(24) Janice Cariens.
(25) Paul Kolbe.
(26) Peter Corsell.
(27) Brett Davis.
(28) Roger Zane George.
(29) Steven L. Hall.
(30) Kent Harrington.
(31) Don Hepburn.
(32) Timothy D. Kilbourn.
(33) Ron Marks.
(34) Jonna Hiestand Mendez.
(35) Emile Nakhleh.
(36) Gerald A. O’Shea.
(37) David Priess.
(38) Pam Purcilly.
(39) Marc Polymeropoulos.
(40) Chris Savos.
(41) Nick Shapiro.
(42) John Sipher.
(43) Stephen Slick.
(44) Cynthia Strand.
(45) Greg Tarbell.
(46) David Terry.
(47) Greg Treverton.
(48) John Tullius.
(49) David A. Vanell.
(50) Winston Wiley.
(51) Kristin Wood. <all>
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