Congress demands federal agencies release all UAP records to the public
H.R. 1187 — UAP Transparency Act · Filed by Tim Burchett (R-TN) · 2 cosponsors · Introduced Feb 11, 2025 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill requires the President to order all federal agencies to declassify and publicly release all documents, reports, and records about unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) within 270 days of enactment, and to report quarterly to Congress on progress. The bill uses the UAP definition from the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act.
Why we flagged it
The bill's sole operative mechanism is a mandatory declassification and public release of existing government records. It is a straightforward transparency measure with no carve-outs, exemptions, or private beneficiaries.
What the text implies
- Declassification may reveal intelligence methods, sources, or ongoing investigations if UAP records are intertwined with classified national-security material—agencies may face pressure to redact heavily or claim exemptions under FOIA.
- The 270-day timeline is aggressive for multi-agency declassification review; agencies may miss deadlines or release heavily redacted documents, creating a compliance-vs.-transparency tension.
- Quarterly reporting to Congress creates a new oversight mechanism but does not mandate enforcement; agencies that fail to comply face no stated penalty.
Section numbers refer to the bill text the analysis read — linked under Primary records below.
Who it affects
Citizens gain access to government records previously withheld, increasing transparency and democratic accountability over classified information. The bill imposes no new restrictions on citizens and creates no private beneficiaries—it is purely a disclosure mandate.
Named in the bill
President, Federal departments and agencies, House Committee on Oversight and Accountability, Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022
Where it stands
2 cosponsors: 1 Democrats, 1 Republicans.
- Feb 11, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Feb 11, 2025 — Referred to House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (1,147 characters) on Aug 11, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-10-20.
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