December 14, 2025🇺🇸Hearing
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US: Congressional Leadership Abandons Full UAPDA Enactment
Congressional leaders failed to include the Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Disclosure Act in the FY 2026 NDAA, signaling reduced momentum for transparency measures despite public interest in UAP retrieval allegations.
Background
Legislative Development On December 14, 2025, the proposed Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Disclosure Act (UAPDA) was not included in the final National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2026, which was scheduled for presidential signature. This represented a significant setback for transparency advocates.
Context and Implications Despite heightened public attention surrounding allegations of UAP retrieval and reverse-engineering programs, congressional momentum for comprehensive transparency measures appeared to diminish. The Trump White House did not provide substantial support for measures designed to investigate claims regarding recovered vehicles of unknown or non-human origin allegedly transferred to national laboratories and private defense contractors.
Partial Measures While full enactment failed, the NDAA included a provision requiring the Pentagon to brief lawmakers on military operations since 2004 involving UAP intercepts conducted by integrated commands (Northcom and NORAD) responsible for North American defense.
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References
🔗Senate Amendment 3111 Text (119th Congress) - UAP Related🔗Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026, as reported on July 17, 2025 | Senate Select Committee on Intell...🔗PDF: H 0654 As Introduced🔗Rep. Burlison Introduces UAP Disclosure Act of 2025 as Amendment to NDAA | Representative Burlison🔗Congress wants to know more about the military's UAP intercepts around North America | DefenseScoop