Chuck Schumer
U.S. Senator (D-NY); former Senate Majority Leader, Minority Leader as of 2025. Co-author with mike-rounds of the original 2023 uap-disclosure-act (UAPDA) including its Records Review Board and recovered-material provisions.
UAP record
- Dec 13, 2023 floor colloquy with mike-rounds — primary-source text at src-schumer-rounds-uap-colloquy-2023. Schumer states UAP information has been “withheld from Congress, which if true is a violation of laws requiring full notification to the legislative branch,” names the FY2024 NDAA conference’s stripping of the UAP Records Review Board and the recovered-material provision, characterizes the outcome as leaving declassification “largely up to the same entities that have blocked and obfuscated their disclosure for decades,” and publicly attributes his commitment to the influence of late Sen. harry-reid.
- 2024–2025: src-uap-transparency-stalls-2025-12 reports Schumer has been “relatively muted” on UAP transparency since the colloquy; sources attribute the shift to loss of Majority Leader gavel, left-flank pressure, and alleged threats to Senate staff.