UFO Disclosure Amendment Awaits Final Negotiations
Representative Eric Burlison’s amendment was added to the 2027 defense bill, but a final version still needs approval from both chambers of Congress.
Efforts to persuade President Donald Trump to deliver a speech on unidentified aerial phenomena before the congressional elections failed. Democrats won control of the House of Representatives and the Senate, but Republicans will retain their majority through the end of the current Congress on January 3, 2027, the Liberation Times reported.
What’s Happening in Congress
On July 22, 2026, the House of Representatives approved an amendment introduced by Representative Eric Burlison that adds a UFO disclosure act to the 2027 defense bill. The amendment must still be negotiated into final language and approved by both chambers, and Republican leaders will have significant influence over whether it remains in the bill.
Under the version approved by the House, agencies would be required to preserve records and transfer them to the National Archives. The act would establish an independent nine-member board, appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate, with the power to summon