Tim Burchett is the U.S. Representative for Tennessee’s 2nd district in the 119th Congress and is listed on official House Member pages with committee assignments that include House Oversight and Government Reform, including Delivering on Government Efficiency and Government Operations.1
He introduced H.R.5060, the UAP Whistleblower Protection Act, on August 29, 2025; Congress.gov records it as sponsored by Burchett and first introduced that date in the 119th Congress.2
Congress.gov also shows H.R.5060 referred to Oversight and Government Reform, Armed Services, and Intelligence (Permanent Select) committees for jurisdictional action, matching the bill’s overlap with oversight-related hearing topics.2
The House Oversight subcommittee page identifies Burchett as chairman of Delivering on Government Efficiency, placing him in a leadership role for the DOGE stream during the 2025–26 period.34
Oversight’s hearing calendar shows the September 9, 2025 hearing “Restoring Public Trust Through UAP Transparency and Whistleblower Protection,” which belongs to the same declassification task-force track as the UAP topic in this batch window.5
On February 12, 2025, the DOGE first hearing wrap-up documented Burchett speaking during the opening sessions of “The War on Waste,” connecting his role to federal fraud-and-waste oversight in the same period.6
On February 4, 2026, he announced a hearing titled “Doing More with Less: Deleting Duplicative Programs,” extending DOGE activity into the February 2026 set.7
On January 9, 2026, his member site reports that Rep. Burchett was named chair of the DOGE Subcommittee by Chairman Comer, confirming his formal leadership position during that hearing cycle.8