Led by Nancy Mace (R-SC) and hosted by the House Oversight Committee, the hearing titled "Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena: Exposing the Truth" featured former DoD official Luis Elizondo, former NASA Associate Administrator of Space Policy and Partnerships Michael Gold, journalist Michael Shellenberger, and retired U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Tim Gallaudet.

The group discussed ongoing interest by congressional lawmakers into UAPs, as well as NASA's potential role in reporting sightings, the origins of the alleged aircraft, and the Pentagon's ongoing coverup into UAP documents and materials.

"One of Congress's most important responsibilities is oversight of the executive branch in general and the military and intelligence community in particular," said Shellenberger, who think that the government is unconstitutionally usurping congressional authority by withholding the information.

According to the Epoch Times, here are five takeaways from the hearing:

1. Ongoing Bipartisan Interest From Congress

The bipartisan UAP caucus—Mace, Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.), Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.), Rep. Anna Paulina (R-Fla.), Rep. Eric Burlison (R-Mo.), and Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.)—were joined by other House members on Wednesday for the nearly two and a half hour hearing.

Mace, concerned that the U.S. government is withholding UAP materials it has officially compiled since the 1940s, said Congress and the public deserve to know what the government's taxpayer-funded research on the topic has yielded, even if they are dead ends.

"If we're spending money on something that doesn't exist, why are we spending the money? And if it does exist, why are we hiding it from the public?" Mace asked. She said national security is at stake if those objects are the technology of foreign adversaries.