July 1, 2022🇺🇸Legislation
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Congress Unanimously Votes Historic UAP Legislation into NDAA FY2023

In July 2022, Congress unanimously voted for the most historic UAP legislation to date, requiring reporting on all cases from January 1, 1945 onward.

Date
July 1, 2022
Type
Legislation
Country
🇺🇸 United States

Background

In July 2022, Congress unanimously voted for inclusion of the most historic UAP legislation to date in the NDAA for fiscal year 2023. The language, largely crafted by Chris Mellon with bipartisan support from senators Blunt, Graham, Rubio, Gillibrand, Heinrich, and representative Gallego, required:

  • Reporting on all UAP cases from January 1, 1945 onward
  • Whistleblower protections for UAP-related disclosures
  • Establishment of a UAP reporting database
  • Acknowledgment of UAP capture/recovery/reverse-engineering programs

Significance

The most comprehensive UAP legislation in history, with unanimous bipartisan support and acknowledgment of recovery programs.

Connections

References

🔗Schumer, Rounds Introduce New Legislatio... | The Senate Democratic Caucus🔗congress.gov🔗DNI 2023 Consolidated Annual Report on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena🔗Guidance to Federal Agencies on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Records Collection | National Archives🔗insidegovernmentcontracts.com