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119-hr-6105119th Congress

REVOKE Act

Sponsored By: Representative Pfluger, August [R-TX-11]

Introduced

Summary

This bill would suspend or revoke security clearances for retired or separated service members and former Department of Defense civilian employees who lobby for certain Chinese military-linked companies. It ties the prohibition to entities named on two official U.S. lists.

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  • For retired and separated service members and former DoD civilian employees: They would risk losing their security clearance or eligibility to access classified information if they engage in lobbying activities or lobbying contacts for specified entities.
  • For the Secretary of Defense: The Secretary would be required to suspend or revoke clearances for covered activity but may grant waivers up to 180 days if they certify to the congressional defense committees that a waiver is in the national security interest.
  • For targeted companies: The prohibition applies only to entities listed in the Pentagon's report under section 1260H of the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act and on the Treasury Department's Non-SDN Chinese Military-Industrial Complex Companies List. The bill also adopts definitions from the Lobbying Disclosure Act for "lobbying activities" and "lobbying contact."

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Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.

Clearance loss for former DoD who lobby Chinese military companies

This bill would require the Defense Secretary to suspend or revoke security clearances. It would apply to retired or separated service members and DoD civilian employees. It would trigger when they lobby for or on behalf of a company named both in DoD’s latest section 1260H report as a Chinese military company and on Treasury’s Non‑SDN Chinese Military‑Industrial Complex Companies list. The Secretary could waive this for up to 180 days if certified to the congressional defense committees as in the national security interest. The bill would use Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions for "lobbying activities" and "lobbying contact," but one exception to what counts as a lobbying contact would not apply.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Pfluger, August [R-TX-11]

TX • R

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1]

    NC • D

    Sponsored 11/18/2025

  • Rep. Brecheen, Josh [R-OK-2]

    OK • R

    Sponsored 3/26/2026

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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