Last progress August 29, 2025 (3 months ago)
Introduced on August 29, 2025 by Timothy Burchett
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
This bill protects people who work for the federal government when they speak up about the use of taxpayer money to study or test unidentified anomalous phenomenon (UAP) material. It adds this topic to existing whistleblower protections, so reporting it would be a “protected disclosure” and workers shouldn’t be punished for raising concerns.
It extends these protections across several parts of the government, including federal civilian employees and the FBI, and it also covers the military, Defense Department contractors, other federal contractors, and the intelligence community.