REVOKE Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6105 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6105 To revoke security clearances for former personnel of the Department of Defense who engage in lobbying activities on behalf of China, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 18, 2025 Mr. Pfluger (for himself and Mr. Davis of North Carolina) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To revoke security clearances for former personnel of the Department of Defense who engage in lobbying activities on behalf of China, 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 ``Restricting Ex-Vetted Officials from Knowledge Exploitation Act'' or the ``REVOKE Act''. SEC. 2. REVOCATION OF SECURITY CLEARANCES FOR CERTAIN PERSONS. (a) Prohibition.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Defense shall suspend or revoke a security clearance or eligibility for access to classified information for any retired or separated member of the Armed Forces or civilian employee of the Department of Defense who engages in an activity described in subsection (b). (b) Activities Described.--The activities described in this subsection are lobbying activities or lobbying contacts for or on behalf of any entity that is-- (1) identified by the Secretary of Defense in the most recent report submitted under section 1260H of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (10 U.S.C. 113 note) as a Chinese military company; and (2) included in the Non-SDN Chinese Military-Industrial Complex Companies List published by the Department of