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Epstein Files Transparency Act
Summary
This bill would require the Attorney General to release within 30 days all unclassified Department of Justice records related to Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein-associated flight records, named individuals and entities connected to Epstein's activities, immunity agreements, internal DOJ communications about charging decisions, document destruction or concealment, and Epstein's detention and death. Records cannot be withheld for embarrassment, reputational harm, or political sensitivity but may be redacted only to protect victim privacy, prevent disclosure of child sexual abuse materials, protect active investigations, avoid depicting death or abuse imagery, or safeguard properly classified national defense or foreign policy information. All redactions must include written justifications published in the Federal Register and submitted to Congress, and classified information must be declassified or replaced with unclassified summaries to the maximum extent possible. The Attorney General must report to Congress within 15 days listing all categories of released and withheld records, redaction justifications, and a complete unredacted list of government officials and politically exposed persons named in the materials.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA)
24 cosponsors
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC)
- Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3] (D-AZ)
- Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1] (D-MO)
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL)
- Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17] (D-PA)
- Rep. Dexter, Maxine [D-OR-3] (D-OR)
- Rep. Figures, Shomari [D-AL-2] (D-AL)
- Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-CA-42] (D-CA)
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA)
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA)
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA)
- Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2] (D-RI)
- Rep. Massie, Thomas [R-KY-4] (R-KY)
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA)
- Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7] (D-MD)
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA)
- Rep. Olszewski, Johnny [D-MD-2] (D-MD)
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN)
- Rep. Pelosi, Nancy [D-CA-11] (D-CA)
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA)
- Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] (D-CA)
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA)
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL)
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI)
Money behind the sponsor
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Actions (14)
- Nov 19, 2025 Became Public Law No: 119-38.
- Nov 19, 2025 Signed by President.
- Nov 19, 2025 Presented to President. · house
- Nov 19, 2025 Message on Senate action sent to the House. · senate
- Nov 19, 2025 Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed, under the order of 11/18/2025, without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8211) · senate
- Nov 19, 2025 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed, under the order of 11/18/2025, without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Nov 18, 2025 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. · house
- Nov 18, 2025 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by recorded vote (2/3 required): 427 - 1 (Roll no. 289). (text: CR H4725) · house
- Nov 18, 2025 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by recorded vote (2/3 required): 427 - 1 (Roll no. 289). (text: CR H4725)
- Nov 18, 2025 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4405. · house
- Nov 18, 2025 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4725-4733) · house
- Nov 18, 2025 Mr. Jordan moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. · house
- Jul 15, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. · house
- Jul 15, 2025 Introduced in House
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Roll-call votes (1)
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- On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassPassed
427 Yea · 1 Nay · 5 Not voting
- Republicans37Yea0Nay
- Democrats27Yea0Nay1NV
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Yea(64)
- Al Green
- August Pfluger
- Becca Balint
- Beth Van Duyne
- Bonnie Watson Coleman
- Brandon Gill
- Brendan F. Boyle
- Brian Babin
- Brian K. Fitzpatrick
- Chip Roy
- Chrissy Houlahan
- Christopher H. Smith
- Christopher R. Deluzio
- Craig A. Goldman
- Dan Crenshaw
- Daniel Meuser
- Donald Norcross
- Dwight Evans
- Frank Pallone
- Glenn Thompson
- Guy Reschenthaler
- Henry Cuellar
- Herbert C. Conaway
- Jake Ellzey
- Jasmine Crockett
- Jefferson Van Drew
- Joaquin Castro
- Jodey C. Arrington
- John Joyce
- John R. Carter
- Josh Gottheimer
- Julie Johnson
- Keith Self
- Lamonica Mciver
- Lance Gooden
- Lizzie Fletcher
- Lloyd Doggett
- Lloyd Smucker
- Madeleine Dean
- Marc A. Veasey
- Mary Gay Scanlon
- Michael Cloud
- Michael T. Mccaul
- Mike Kelly
- Monica De La Cruz
- Morgan Luttrell
- Nathaniel Moran
- Nellie Pou
- Pat Fallon
- Pete Sessions
- Randy K. Sr. Weber
- Robert Menendez
- Robert P. Bresnahan
- Roger Williams
- Ronny Jackson
- Ryan Mackenzie
- Scott Perry
- Summer L. Lee
- Sylvia R. Garcia
- Thomas H. Kean
- Troy E. Nehls
- Veronica Escobar
- Vicente Gonzalez
- Wesley Hunt
Not voting(1)
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Full text
An Act
To require the Attorney General to release all documents and records in possession of the Department of Justice relating to Jeffrey Epstein, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the “Epstein Files Transparency Act”.
SEC. 2. RELEASE OF DOCUMENTS RELATING TO JEFFREY EPSTEIN.
(a) In General.—Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall, subject to subsection (b), make publicly available in a searchable and downloadable format all unclassified records, documents, communications, and investigative materials in the possession of the Department of Justice, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation and United States Attorneys’ Offices, that relate to:
(1) Jeffrey Epstein including all investigations, prosecutions, or custodial matters.
(2) Ghislaine Maxwell.
(3) Flight logs or travel records, including but not limited to manifests, itineraries, pilot records, and customs or immigration documentation, for any aircraft, vessel, or vehicle owned, operated, or used by Jeffrey Epstein or any related entity.
(4) Individuals, including government officials, named or referenced in connection with Epstein’s criminal activities, civil settlements, immunity or plea agreements, or investigatory proceedings.
(5) Entities (corporate, nonprofit, academic, or governmental) with known or alleged ties to Epstein’s trafficking or financial networks.
(6) Any immunity deals, non-prosecution agreements, plea bargains, or sealed settlements involving Epstein or his associates.
(7) Internal DOJ communications, including emails, memos, meeting notes, concerning decisions to charge, not charge, investigate, or decline to investigate Epstein or his associates.
(8) All communications, memoranda, directives, logs, or metadata concerning the destruction, deletion, alteration, misplacement, or concealment of documents, recordings, or electronic data related to Epstein, his associates, his detention and death, or any investigative files.
(9) Documentation of Epstein’s detention or death, including incident reports, witness interviews, medical examiner files, autopsy reports, and written records detailing the circumstances and cause of death.
(b) Prohibited Grounds for Withholding.—
(1) No record shall be withheld, delayed, or redacted on the basis of embarrassment, reputational harm, or political sensitivity, including to any government official, public figure, or foreign dignitary.
(c) Permitted Withholdings.—
(1) The Attorney general may withhold or redact the segregable portions of records that—
(A) contain personally identifiable information of victims or victims’ personal and medical files and similar files the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy;
(B) depict or contain child sexual abuse materials (CSAM) as defined under 18 U.S.C. 2256 and prohibited under 18 U.S.C. 2252-2252A;
(C) would jeopardize an active federal investigation or ongoing prosecution, provided that such withholding is narrowly tailored and temporary;
(D) depict or contain images of death, physical abuse, or injury of any person; or
(E) contain information specifically authorized under criteria established by an Executive order to be kept secret in the interest of national defense or foreign policy and are in fact properly classified pursuant to such Executive order.
(2) All redactions must be accompanied by a written justification published in the Federal Register and submitted to Congress.
(3) To the extent that any covered information would otherwise be redacted or withheld as classified information under this section, the Attorney General shall declassify that classified information to the maximum extent possible.
(A) If the Attorney General makes a determination that covered information may not be declassified and made available in a manner that protects the national security of the United States, including methods or sources related to national security, the Attorney General shall release an unclassified summary for each of the redacted or withheld classified information.
(4) All decisions to classify any covered information after July 1, 2025 shall be published in the Federal Register and submitted to Congress, including the date of classification, the identity of the classifying authority, and an unclassified summary of the justification.
SEC. 3. REPORT TO CONGRESS. Within 15 days of completion of the release required under Section 2, the Attorney General shall submit to the House and Senate Committees on the Judiciary a report listing:
(1) All categories of records released and withheld.
(2) A summary of redactions made, including legal basis.
(3) A list of all government officials and politically exposed persons named or referenced in the released materials, with no redactions permitted under subsection (b)(1).
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.
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