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119-hr-1187119th Congress

UAP Transparency Act

Sponsored By: Representative Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2]

Introduced

Summary

Would require the declassification and public posting of all federal records about unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP). The bill would set deadlines for agencies to release documents and require ongoing reports to Congress about implementation.

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  • Public: People would get online access to agency UAP documents, with initial declassification and posting required within 270 days after enactment.
  • Federal agencies: Each department or agency that holds UAP records would have to declassify and place those documents on a public website and follow the bill's UAP definition tied to the 2022 NDAA.
  • Congress and oversight: The President would transmit a progress report to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability and the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs within 360 days and then quarterly thereafter.

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Analyzed Economic Effects

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Public release of unidentified phenomena records online

This bill would require the President to tell each federal agency to declassify all records on "unidentified anomalous phenomena" (UAP). Agencies would have to post those records on their public websites within 270 days of enactment. The President would send a progress report to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability and the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs by 360 days, and every quarter after. It would use the UAP definition from the 2022 defense law (50 U.S.C. 3373). The bill would not add new funding or penalties.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2]

TN • R

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Moskowitz, Jared [D-FL-23]

    FL • D

    Sponsored 3/18/2025

  • Rep. Luna, Anna Paulina [R-FL-13]

    FL • R

    Sponsored 3/18/2025

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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