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HR 80
Recent Bills/HR 80

Drain the Intelligence Community Swamp Act of 2025

IntroducedJanuary 3, 2025
Introduced1 year ago
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Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and others.
EnergyAdministrative law and regulatory proceduresAlaskaCongressional oversightDepartment of the InteriorMiningOil and gas
Why This Matters

This resolution voids a 2022 Bureau of Land Management (BLM) rule on planning activities in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska. It declares the rule has no force or effect.

Who this affects
Bureau of Land Management · Energy companies · Communities near the reserve
What changes is this bill making?
  1. 1Uses the Congressional Review Act (CRA) process under chapter 8 of title 5 of the U.S. Code to disapprove a rule.
  2. 2Targets the “National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska Integrated Activity Plan Record of Decision” issued by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) on April 25, 2022.
  3. 3Relies on a Government Accountability Office (GAO) letter dated July 24, 2025, which found that the record of decision counts as a rule under the CRA.
  4. 4States that, upon approval on December 5, 2025, the disapproved rule has no force or effect.
Read the detailed 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.

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IntroducedCurrentJan 3, 2025

Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and others.

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The President

Joe Biden
46th President
Awaiting Vote
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