New Paradigm Institute Launches Campaign Urging Senate to Include UAP Disclosure Act in FY 2027 NDAA

New Paradigm Institute

With the House Already Passed and the Senate Returning September 14, a Narrow Window Remains to Secure Meaningful Transparency Legislation

WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES, September 14, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The New Paradigm Institute (NPI) today launched a social media campaign calling on the U.S. Senate to include the Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Disclosure Act (UAPDA) in the Senate version of the Fiscal Year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act before the legislative window closes this fall.

The bipartisan UAPDA, introduced for the fourth consecutive year by Senators Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Mike Rounds (R-SD), would establish an independent, civilian-led UAP Records Review Board with subpoena authority and eminent domain powers to review and publicly disclose government records concerning UAP, commonly referred to as UFOs, and evidence related to non-human intelligence. The House of Representatives has already acted: on July 22, 2026, the House passed its version of the FY 2027 NDAA, which includes a bipartisan amendment led by Representative Eric Burlison (R-MO) that would strengthen the UAP Records Collection at the National Archives and establish an independent review process with subpoena and eminent domain powers.

The Senate returns from its August recess on September 14 and faces a narrow window before departing again ahead of the November midterm elections. If both chambers approve UAPDA language in their respective versions of the NDAA, the provision becomes substantially harder to strip during conference committee negotiations, the stage at which the Act’s strongest provisions were removed in 2023.

“For four consecutive years, bipartisan leaders in Congress have recognized that the American people are entitled to the truth about UAP,” said Daniel Sheehan, Chief Counsel of the New Paradigm Institute. “The House has done its part. The question now is whether the Senate will act in the narrow window available, or allow another year to pass while the public’s demand for transparency goes unanswered. The people who came forward, testified under oath, and risked their careers and safety did not do so for their stories to die in a procedural void. The Senate must honor their courage by passing the UAPDA.”

NPI’s campaign directs citizens to contact their Senators and demand that the UAPDA be incorporated into the Senate NDAA. NPI’s Citizens for Disclosure (CfD) initiative leads the effort and represents thousands of Americans who have called for meaningful government transparency on UAP.

“This isn’t a fringe issue; it’s a democratic one,” said Olivia Cantu Monette, Public Advocacy Director of NPI and leader of CfD. “People from every political background, every walk of life, are asking the same question: what is our government hiding, and why? The House listened. Now the Senate needs to hear the same message, louder. We’re making sure they do.”

The UAPDA was first introduced in July 2023 and passed the Senate as an amendment to the FY 2024 NDAA. Still, conference negotiations with the House stripped its key provisions, including the independent Review Board. In 2024 and 2025, versions of the Act were again offered as amendments, but neither fully passed. With the House having passed Burlison’s UAPDA amendment this year, both chambers now have the opportunity to send the Act to conference with its strongest provisions intact for the first time since 2023.

NPI’s social media campaign includes a video featuring citizen testimonials calling on Congress to act. The campaign’s call to action directs the public to contact their Senators through NPI’s advocacy platform.

The House Acted. Now Tell the Senate to Pass the UAPDA.

Citizens can take action at https://newparadigminstitute.org/take-action/pass-the-uapda-2027/

About the New Paradigm Institute:

The New Paradigm Institute, a project of the Romero Institute, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit interfaith law and policy center, is dedicated to advocating for the public release of information held by the government surrounding the issue of Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP), or what has commonly been known as Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs).

For more information, please visit https://newparadigminstitute.org.

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