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Burchett/Luna H.R. 5060 UAP Whistleblower Protection Act and Sept 9 Hearing Preview (DefenseScoop, Sept 2025)

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Next UAP Disclosure Hearing Set, as Lawmakers Consider New Whistleblower Protections

Summary

DefenseScoop preview (Sept 3, 2025) of the UAP Whistleblower Protection Act (H.R. 5060) introduced the prior week by Reps. tim-burchett (R-TN) and anna-paulina-luna (R-FL). The bill would extend existing federal whistleblower-protection statutes to cover individuals reporting on the use of taxpayer funds to evaluate or research unidentified anomalous phenomenon material — matter from objects observed in air, space, or sea that defies immediate explanation. The bill text is identical to a November 2024 version filed during the prior Congress and was referred to the House committees on Oversight and Government Reform, Armed Services, and Intelligence. The article also previews Luna’s Sept. 9, 2025 hearing “Restoring Public Trust Through UAP Transparency and Whistleblower Protection” hosted by her task-force-declassification-federal-secrets under House Oversight, with jeffrey-nuccetelli and dylan-borland confirmed among four witnesses, and aaro effectiveness flagged as a discussion topic. See also src-uap-whistleblower-hearing-2025 for the post-hearing recap.

Key Claims

  • H.R. 5060 was introduced the week of Aug 25, 2025 by Reps. Burchett and Luna (per Burchett staff).
  • Bill is identical to a November 2024 version from the prior Congress.
  • If passed, it would add provisions to existing whistleblower-protection statutes covering individuals reporting on taxpayer-funded UAP research/evaluation.
  • Bill referred to three House committees: Oversight and Government Reform, Armed Services, Intelligence.
  • The Sept. 9, 2025 hearing — “Restoring Public Trust Through UAP Transparency and Whistleblower Protection” — is hosted by Luna’s task-force-declassification-federal-secrets under House Oversight.
  • AARO effectiveness will be a hearing topic.
  • Four witnesses confirmed including USAF veterans jeffrey-nuccetelli and dylan-borland.
  • Burchett and Luna are framed as part of a “small cadre” of policymakers steadily pushing UAP transparency hearings and legislation.

Notable Quotes

“The American people deserve maximum transparency from the federal government on sightings, acquisitions, and examinations of UAPs and whether they pose a potential threat to Americans’ safety. Whistleblowers who provide details on spending information and policies and procedures regarding the classification and declassification of UAPs should be able to do so without retribution.” — Anna Paulina Luna

Bill would add “provisions for individuals to report on the use of taxpayer funds to evaluate or research [UAP] to existing whistleblower protection statutes.” — Burchett staff (paraphrased to DefenseScoop)

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