H.R. 1187 119th Congress House

UAP Transparency Act

Official title: To require the release to the public of all documents, reports, and other records relating to unidentified anomalous phenomena, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 11, 2025 Introduced by: Tim Burchett Republican · Tennessee See on congress.gov

Government Operations and Politics Aviation and airportsCongressional oversightGovernment information and archivesIntelligence activities, surveillance, classified informationSpacecraft and satellites

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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Feb 11, 2025

Introduced in House

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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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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Oversight and Government Reform Committee
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Cosponsors 2

Luna, Anna Paulina

Florida · Mar 18, 2025

Moskowitz, Jared

Florida · Mar 18, 2025

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1187: UAP Transparency Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1187/

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"H.R. 1187: UAP Transparency Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1187/.

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H.R. 1187, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1187/.

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