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UAP Transparency Act

Introduced: March 18, 2025 Introduced by: Burchett, Tim Republican · Tennessee See on congress.gov

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Feb 11, 2025

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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.

What's happening now February 11, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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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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