Signed into law
Epstein Files Transparency Act
This act requires the Department of Justice (DOJ) to publish (in a searchable and downloadable format) all unclassified records, documents, communications, and investigative materials in DOJ's possession that relate to the investigation and prosecution of Jeffrey Epstein.
- Measure
- H.R. 4405 · 119th Congress
- Latest action
- November 19, 2025
- Policy changes
- 3
- Source
- CRS summary (Public Law) · Congress.gov
Became Public Law No: 119-38.
Who wrote it
Sponsor
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA-17)Joined by 24 cosponsors, 1 of them from the day it was introduced. Introduced July 15, 2025.
All 24 cosponsors
- Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY-4) · original
- Rep. Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA-8)
- Rep. Darren Soto (D-FL-9)
- Rep. Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ-3)
- Rep. Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA-4)
- Rep. James P. McGovern (D-MA-2)
- Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN-5)
- Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA-32)
- Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-MI-13)
- Rep. Wesley Bell (D-MO-1)
- Rep. Johnny Olszewski, Jr. (D-MD-2)
- Rep. Christopher R. Deluzio (D-PA-17)
- Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA-6)
- Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA-11)
- Rep. Danny K. Davis (D-IL-7)
- Rep. Kweisi Mfume (D-MD-7)
- Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC-AL)
- Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA-9)
- Rep. Shomari Figures (D-AL-2)
- Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA-5)
- Rep. Seth Magaziner (D-RI-2)
- Rep. Maxine Dexter (D-OR-3)
- Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA-42)
- Rep. Josh Harder (D-CA-9)
How Congress voted
House · November 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).
427 yea · 1 nay · 5 other · Republicans 216–1 · Democrats 211–0 · Official record
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Provision 1
This includes (1) materials that relate to Ghislaine Maxwell, (2) flight logs and travel records, and (3) individuals named or referenced (including government officials) in connection with the investigation and prosecution of Jeffrey Epstein.
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Provision 2
DOJ is permitted to withhold certain information such as the personal information of victims and materials that would jeopardize an active federal investigation.
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Provision 3
Additionally, not later than 15 days after the required publication, DOJ must report to Congress (1) all categories of information released and withheld, (2) a summary of any redactions made, and (3) a list of all government officials and politically exposed individuals named or referenced in the published materials.
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