U.S. Congress

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Disambiguation: Refers to the legislative branch of the U.S. federal government—the bicameral legislature consisting of the Senate and House of Representatives. Not to be confused with the historical Congress of the Confederation (1781–1789).

The United States Congress is the bicameral legislative branch of the federal government, established in 1789 under Article I of the U.S. Constitution. It consists of the Senate (100 members, 2 per state) and the House of Representatives (435 members, apportioned by population). Congress holds broad constitutional powers including taxation, military authority, treaty ratification, and oversight of the executive branch. Since 2022, Congress has conducted multiple oversight hearings on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAPs), including a May 2022 House Intelligence Subcommittee hearing—the first public congressional UFO hearing in over 50 years—where Pentagon officials testified about documented UAP cases. Congressional committees have repeatedly pressed the Department of Defense and intelligence community for greater transparency regarding UAP incidents and programs.

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Desambiguação: Refers to the legislative branch of the U.S. federal government—the bicameral legislature consisting of the Senate and House of Representatives. Not to be confused with the historical Congress of the Confederation (1781–1789).

O Congresso dos Estados Unidos é o ramo legislativo bicameral do governo federal, estabelecido em 1789 sob o Artigo I da Constituição dos EUA. Consiste no Senado (100 membros, 2 por estado) e na Câmara dos Representantes (435 membros, distribuídos pela população). O Congresso detém amplos poderes constitucionais, incluindo tributação, autoridade militar, ratificação de tratados e supervisão do ramo executivo. Desde 2022, o Congresso realizou múltiplas audiências de supervisão sobre Fenômenos Anômalos Não Identificados (FANIs/UAPs), incluindo uma audiência da Subcomissão de Inteligência da Câmara em maio de 2022—a primeira audiência pública do Congresso sobre OVNIs em mais de 50 anos—onde oficiais do Pentágono testemunharam sobre casos de FANIs documentados. Comissões congressistas têm pressionado repetidamente o Departamento de Defesa e a comunidade de inteligência por maior transparência sobre incidentes e programas de FANIs.

External Sources

• United States Congress · Wikipedia · reliability: high — Established 1789 under Article I of the Constitution; Bicameral legislature: Senate (100) + House of Representatives (435); 535 total voting members; Powers include taxation, military authority, treaty ratification, executive oversight
• 2022 United States Congress hearings on UFOs · Wikipedia · reliability: high — First public congressional UFO hearing in over 50 years held May 17, 2022; House Intelligence Subcommittee on Counterterrorism hosted the hearing; Pentagon officials Ronald S. Moultrie and Scott Bray testified; Approximately 400 documented UAP cases reported by Deputy Director of Naval Intelligence

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