UAP Disclosure Legislation and Congressional Efforts in 2025
Summary
Throughout 2025, sustained legislative and advocacy efforts advanced UAP transparency in Congress, culminating in new provisions within the FY2026 NDAA. Key figures lue-elizondo and chris-mellon led Capitol Hill advocacy, while Representatives anna-paulina-luna, tim-burchett, and Eric Burlison drafted new legislation and held hearings.
Capitol Hill Advocacy (March 2025)
lue-elizondo and chris-mellon traveled to Capitol Hill for closed-door meetings with lawmakers including anna-paulina-luna, tim-burchett, and Eric Burlison.
Key arguments:
- Elizondo framed UAP in the context of emerging drone threats: “Drones can do now what in 2017 we could only dream of”
- Questioned the lack of recovered drones from mystery incidents: “Why is it we haven’t recovered a single one?”
- Emphasized disclosure as a process: “Disclosure and transparency is a process — it’s not an event”
- Pushed for administrative mechanisms to compel intelligence sharing with Congress
New Legislation (May 2025)
Burlison, Luna, and Burchett announced bipartisan, bicameral legislative efforts for UAP transparency. Burlison: “This is not a one-time thing… we’re working on legislation that will put that into practice.”
Planned hearings:
- Government accountability hearing with officials and military personnel
- Hearing featuring a witness willing to come forward about crash-retrieval-programs
Expert Briefing (May 1, 2025)
- Avi Loeb (Harvard) — Galileo Project, anomalous interstellar objects
- chris-mellon — legislative strategy
- Rear Admiral Tim Gallaudet (Ret.) — claimed military personnel report numerous UAP sightings and the Navy holds substantial classified video evidence suitable for declassification
Whistleblower Protection Legislation
Proposed codified protections for whistleblowers disclosing information about government-funded UAP research programs, specifically addressing inadequacies of existing statutes for personnel in classified SAPs.
FY2026 NDAA Provisions (December 2025)
Three significant UAP-related provisions:
| Provision | Detail |
|---|---|
| Congressional Briefing Requirement | Pentagon must brief lawmakers on all NORAD/NORTHCOM UAP intercepts since 2004; aaro director must provide number, location, and nature of intercepts |
| Classification Review | aaro must account for all UAP-related security classification guides; addresses overclassification concerns |
| Streamlined Reporting | Eliminates duplicative reporting requirements for federal agencies providing data to aaro |
Jordan Flowers (Disclosure Foundation) characterized the NDAA provisions as “a meaningful, if incremental, step toward transparency and oversight.”
Elizondo’s Upcoming Book
lue-elizondo has a new book in preparation: “Reckoning: The Unspoken Truth about UFOs and the Urgency of Now” (expected 2026). His first book, “Imminent” (2024), alleged the U.S. military runs uap-reverse-engineering programs and had recovered non-human-intelligence specimens.
Key Figures
| Name | Role | Contribution |
|---|---|---|
| lue-elizondo | Former aatip director | Capitol Hill advocacy, public statements, upcoming book |
| chris-mellon | Former Dep. Asst. SecDef | Congressional briefings, legislative strategy |
| anna-paulina-luna | Rep. (R-FL), Task Force Chair | Hearing leadership, legislative drafting |
| tim-burchett | Rep. (R-TN) | Legislative drafting, ongoing hearings |
| Eric Burlison | Rep. (R-MO) | Legislative drafting, evidence presentation |
| Avi Loeb | Harvard Professor | Congressional briefing testimony |
| Tim Gallaudet | Rear Admiral (Ret.) | Congressional briefing, Navy evidence claims |
See also: david-grusch, immaculate-constellation, crash-retrieval-programs, kona-blue