Section C · Formal political actors · 1966–
Kirsten Gillibrand
US Senator (D-NY) · Senate Armed Services Committee
United States Congress · Public domain
Biography
The principal legislative architect of the U.S. government's UAP infrastructure. Through National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) amendments she drove the creation of the office that became AARO (All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office), with a mandate for mandatory reporting, funding and a secure whistleblower mechanism. She is the Senate's most sustained force to institutionalize investigation of the phenomenon beyond stigma.
Documents
UAP Disclosure Act 2025 (S.Amdt.3111)
Amendment S.Amdt.3111 to the NDAA S.2296 (fiscal year 2026), reintroduced in 2025 by Senators Chuck Schumer, Mike Rounds and Kirsten Gillibrand, cosponsored by Marco Rubio, Todd Young and Martin Heinrich, as a continuation of the UAP Disclosure Act first filed in 2023. Modeled on the 1992 JFK Assassination Records Collection Act, it creates a Records Review Board of nine presidentially appointed citizens to identify, review and declassify UAP records held by federal agencies. The 2023 version included an eminent domain clause over UAP material in private hands, removed in conference with the House; the 2025 version modified that language. It is primary legislative text, but pending legislation: not evidence of the phenomenon nor an actual disclosure.
Why they're here · 2 pieces
- 2021
Enmienda NDAA — oficina UAP
Statutorily established the precursor office to AARO and mandatory reporting
- 2023
Transparencia / financiamiento AARO
Sustained AARO funding and transparency demands on the intelligence community
Sources
Contributes a theoretical framework, with no specific case in the archive.
Biography summarized from public sources, classified by section (A-F).