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This bill would require federal agencies to make public almost all records they have about unidentified anomalous phenomena, also known as UAP. Within 270 days after the bill becomes law, the President would have to direct each agency holding these records to declassify them and post them on a public website. The bill also requires regular progress reports to Congress so lawmakers can track how well agencies are carrying out the release of the records.
- It covers documents, reports, and other records held by federal departments and agencies about UAP.
- Agencies would have 270 days to review, declassify, and publish the records online.
- The President would have to send Congress an initial progress report within 360 days, then update it every three months after that.
- The bill uses the same definition of UAP found in a 2022 defense law.
Official Summaries
UAP Transparency Act
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.
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.
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1187 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1187
To require the release to the public of all documents, reports, and
other records relating to unidentified anomalous phenomena, and for
other purposes.
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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
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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.
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 ``UAP Transparency Act''.
SEC. 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).
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