Person
Mike Rounds
Republican Senator from South Dakota; co-author of the UAP Disclosure Act
2023– · Congress · Politician
Republican Senator from South Dakota, he is the main co-sponsor, with Chuck Schumer, of the UAP Disclosure Act (2023, 2025, 2026). He called the reduced version approved in 2023 only a beginning and in 2026 announced that they would reintroduce it as an amendment to the Defense budget. He appears in the documentary “The Age of Disclosure.”
- Today
- Reintroduced the bill as amendment 6344 to the 2027 Defense budget; outcome not confirmed as of October 31, 2026.
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 his promotion of the bill 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 the new attempt is under way.
- 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)
- NewsNation: 2023 between whistleblowers and Congress (press, pro-disclosure)
- Wikipedia – The Age of Disclosure (other)
- UAP Times, July 26, 2026: the disclosure amendment in the 2027 budget (aggregator) (other, pro-disclosure)
On this site
Promises 1
- Mike Rounds: Rounds announced that he and Leader Schumer would reintroduce the UAP Disclosure Act as an amendment to this… Deadline still open
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
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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