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H.R. 80

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 80, the Drain the Intelligence Community Swamp Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Jan 3, 2025 by Rep. Andy Biggs (R) with 1 co-sponsor. It was referred to Oversight And Government Reform, and last saw action on 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.

Record

Text

H.R. 80 has 1 co-sponsor.

hb80/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 80 IH: Drain the Intelligence Community Swamp Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-01-03
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 80  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.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Drain the Intelligence Community Swamp Act of 2025  .
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.

Tracker

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  1. Introduced2025-01-03
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

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Introduced in House Jan 3, 2025

hb80/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (01/03/2025)

Sponsors

Rep. Andy Biggs (R) sponsors H.R. 80, and 1 member has co-sponsored it from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 80 went before 3 committees: Armed Services, Judiciary and Oversight and Government Reform.

Armed Services
Armed Services
Referred To · Jan 3, 2025 · 581 Bills
Judiciary
Judiciary
Referred To · Jan 3, 2025 · 2,181 Bills
Oversight and Government Reform
Oversight and Government Reform
Referred To · Jan 3, 2025 · 696 Bills

Actions

H.R. 80 has taken 2 actions since Jan 3, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jan 3, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Jan 3, 2025
House
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.Oversight and Government Reform Committee

Votes

H.R. 80 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 80 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Drain the Intelligence Community Swamp Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Drain the Intelligence Community Swamp Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To revoke the security clearances of certain former members of the intelligence community, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 80 under Armed Forces and National Security, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 3 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 80’s is Armed Forces and National Security.

hr80/policy-areas.txt
Armed Forces and National SecurityAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 80 carries 3 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Elections, voting, political campaign regulation to Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information.

hr80/subjects.txt
Elections, voting, political campaign regulationGovernment studies and investigationsIntelligence activities, surveillance, classified information

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com