Summary
U.S. Senate Majority Leader who, in July 2023, introduced the UAP Disclosure Act as an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act - the most significant legislative attempt to compel government UAP transparency since Gerald Ford's 1966 House resolution. Inspired in part by his close personal relationship with the late Senator Harry Reid, Schumer co-authored the Act with Senator Mike Rounds (R-SD), creating a bipartisan framework. The legislation as originally written would have created a nine-member Presidential UAP Records Review Board with subpoena power to declassify and release UAP-related government documents and materials - including retrieved craft and biologics - within a structured timeline. While the provision was significantly weakened in the final NDAA, Schumer's sponsorship represented the most senior Senate leadership engagement with UAP as a formal legislative priority since Reid's AAWSAP earmark in 2007.
Roles
- -U.S. Senate Majority Leader (2021-2025)
- -U.S. Senator, New York (1999-present)
- -Primary Sponsor, UAP Disclosure Act of 2023