UAP Transparency Act

Bill: 119-hr-1187
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2]
Introduced: 2025-02-11
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Aviation and airports

Congressional oversight

Government information and archives

Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information

Spacecraft and satellites
Latest action: action_date: 2025-02-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-02-11
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>UAP Transparency Act</strong></p><p>This bill requires the President to direct each federal agency to declassify all agency records related to unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) and make such records available on a public website of the agency.&nbsp;</p><p>UAP are (1) airborne objects not immediately identifiable, (2) submerged objects or devices not immediately identifiable and that display characteristics suggesting they may be related to such airborne objects, and (3) objects or devices not immediately identifiable and that are observed to transition between space and the atmosphere or between the atmosphere and bodies of water.</p>

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1187 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 11, 2025 Mr. Burchett introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform A BILL To require the release to the public of all documents, reports, and other records relating to unidentified anomalous phenomena, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the UAP Transparency Act . 2. Public availability of certain information relating to unidentified anomalous phenomena (a) In general Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall direct the head of each Federal department or agency in possession of documents, reports, or other records relating to unidentified anomalous phenomena to declassify and make available on a publicly available website of each such department or agency all such documents, reports, or other records. (b) Report Not later than 360 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and quarterly thereafter, the President shall transmit to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report detailing the progress toward implementing subsection (a) made by each Federal department and agency. (c) Definition In this section, the term unidentified anomalous phenomena has the meaning given such term in section 1683 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 ( 50 U.S.C. 3373 ).