Drain the Intelligence Community Swamp Act of 2025
Drain the Intelligence Community Swamp Act of 2025
Plain Language Summary
# Drain the Intelligence Community Swamp Act of 2025 - Summary **What the bill would do:** This bill would revoke the security clearances of 51 former intelligence officials who signed a public letter in October 2020 regarding Hunter Biden's emails. The letter stated that the emails had "all the hallmarks" of a Russian disinformation operation, though it didn't claim they were definitively fake. If passed, the bill would also prevent these individuals from ever obtaining security clearances again and require the Department of Defense and Department of Justice to investigate them. **Who it affects:** The bill targets 51 specific individuals—mostly former CIA, FBI, and State Department officials—who signed the 2020 letter.
It could also affect their future employment prospects in government roles requiring security clearances. **Current status:** The bill is currently in committee and has not advanced further. It was introduced in the 119th Congress (2025) by Representative Andy Biggs, a Republican from Arizona.
CRS Official 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.
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.