# 119-hr-5060: UAP Whistleblower Protection Act

119-hr-5060, UAP Whistleblower Protection Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2] (R-TN); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5060
- As of: 2026-04-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5060
- Congress: 119
- Title: UAP Whistleblower Protection Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-08-29
- Sponsor: Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2] (R-TN)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Extends whistleblower protections for disclosures about the use of federal taxpayer funds to evaluate or research unidentified anomalous phenomenon (UAP) material.** It would add a new protected-disclosure category across civilian personnel law, the FBI, the Department of Defense and its contractors, federal procurement rules, and intelligence community statutes. - Civilian employees and contractors: Would make reporting the use of taxpayer money for UAP research a protected disclosure under federal civilian and contractor whistleblower laws. - Department of Defense and military personnel: Would extend similar protection to Armed Forces members and to DoD contractors so disclosures about DoD spending on UAP material are covered. - FBI and intelligence community personnel: Would add UAP funding disclosures as protected under FBI whistleblower rules and National Security Act provisions that protect intelligence community workers.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Luna, Anna Paulina [R-FL-13] (R-FL), 2025-08-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crane, Elijah [R-AZ-2] (R-AZ), 2025-09-09T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Protect whistleblowers on UAP research spending: benefit, medium. If enacted, you would be protected when you report the use of federal taxpayer money to evaluate or research UAP material. This would cover federal workers, FBI staff, service members, DoD and other federal contractors, and intelligence personnel. It would protect you from retaliation under existin…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-687: MERIT Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2395: SHORT Act
- 119-hr-5106: Restore Trust in Congress Act
- 119-hr-9131: Protecting Kids from Creeps Act
- 119-hr-7156: SCAM Act
- 119-hr-260: No Tax Dollars for Terrorists Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-5060 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5060)

## Related
- [119-hr-687: MERIT Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-687)
- [119-hr-2395: SHORT Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2395)
- [119-hr-5106: Restore Trust in Congress Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5106)
- [119-hr-9131: Protecting Kids from Creeps Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9131)
- [119-hr-7156: SCAM Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7156)
- [119-hr-260: No Tax Dollars for Terrorists Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-260)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5060 (as of 2026-04-21).