Person
Chuck Schumer
Democratic Senator; sponsor, with Mike Rounds, of the UAP Disclosure Act
2023– · Congress · Politician
Democratic Senator and leader of his caucus in the Senate, on July 14, 2023 he introduced with Mike Rounds the UAP Disclosure Act as an amendment to the Defense budget, modeled on the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act and dedicated to Harry Reid's legacy. The text was cut down to a collection of documents at the National Archives in December 2023 and was reintroduced in 2025 and 2026 without becoming law.
- Key claims
- Argued that the public has a right to know about technologies of unknown origin, non-human intelligences and unexplained phenomena (2023).
- Today
- Reintroduced the UAP Disclosure Act with Rounds as an amendment to the 2027 Defense budget (S.Amdt. 6344); the outcome as of October 31, 2026 is not confirmed.
Documented authority
It measures how documented and verifiable what the person claims is, not their honesty. Each criterion is scored from 0 to 2.
- Credentials 2/2
- His term in office and the introduction of the legislation are documented by primary sources.
- Direct access not applicable
- Not applicable: does not claim direct knowledge of the facts; reports sources or documents.
- Evidence provided not applicable
- Not applicable: does not advance claims of their own on UAP facts.
- Claims track record 1/2
- The law passed only in reduced form in 2023 and was left out in subsequent cycles.
- Conflicts of interest not applicable
- The sources consulted do not document financial interests tied to the topic.
Sources
- Senate Democrats: Schumer and Rounds introduce the UAP Disclosure Act (July 14, 2023) (primary source)
- Congressional Record, July 29, 2025: UAP Disclosure Act of 2025 (PDF) (primary source)
- New York Times, July 13, 2023: Schumer's proposal on UFO documents (press)
- The Debrief, July 14, 2023: Schumer's UAP Disclosure Act (press, pro-disclosure)
- New York Times, December 14, 2023: Congress and the UFO documents (press)
On this site
Promises 1
Documents 4
- UAP Disclosure Act 2023: the press release in which Schumer and Rounds introduce the amendment Original available
- The text enacted in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024: the collection of UAP records at the National Archives Original available
- The UAP Disclosure Act 2025 in the Congressional Record (amendment 3111) Original available
- The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026: new rules on AARO, without the UAP Disclosure Act Original available
Cases 1
Where the claims come from 1
- A “Legacy Program” exists, that is, a set of “legacy” programs that for about eighty years has been…
Timeline 6
- Jul 14, 2023: Schumer and Rounds introduce the UAP Disclosure Act
- Dec 6, 2023: The 2024 Defense budget guts the UAP Disclosure Act: the NARA archive remains
- Dec 2024: The UAP Disclosure Act is again left out of the 2025 Defense budget
- Jul 29, 2025: Schumer, Rounds and Gillibrand reintroduce the UAP Disclosure Act of 2025
- Dec 18, 2025: The 2026 Defense budget becomes law without the UAP Disclosure Act
- Jun 24, 2026: Schumer and Rounds reintroduce the UAP Disclosure Act as Amendment 6344
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