HR 4405 · 119th Congress 2025–2027

Epstein Files Transparency Act

Introduced Jul 15, 2025 Originated House Became Public Law 119-38 Sponsor Ro Khanna D-CA

Latest action · Nov 19, 2025 Became Public Law No: 119-38.

Progress

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IntroducedJul 15, 2025
Passed HouseNov 18, 2025
Passed SenateNov 19, 2025
To the PresidentNov 19, 2025
Became lawNov 19, 2025Public Law 119-38

Summary

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.

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.

DOJ is permitted to withhold certain information such as the personal information of victims and materials that would jeopardize an active federal investigation.

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.

Recorded votes 1

Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.

Roll call	Question	Result	Date
House 289	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Passed427–1	Nov 18, 2025

Cosponsors 24

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 15, 2025 to Oct 24, 2025; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-KY	Thomas Massie	Original	Jul 15, 2025
D-FL	Darren Soto		Jul 16, 2025
D-MA	Stephen F. Lynch		Jul 16, 2025
D-CA	Brad Sherman		Jul 17, 2025
D-GA	Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.		Jul 17, 2025
D-MN	Ilhan Omar		Jul 17, 2025
D-MA	James P. McGovern		Jul 17, 2025
D-MI	Shri Thanedar		Jul 17, 2025
D-AZ	Yassamin Ansari		Jul 17, 2025
D-MD	Johnny Olszewski, Jr.		Jul 21, 2025
D-MO	Wesley Bell		Jul 21, 2025
D-PA	Christopher R. Deluzio		Jul 22, 2025
D-CA	Nancy Pelosi		Jul 22, 2025
D-MA	Seth Moulton		Jul 22, 2025
D-WA	Adam Smith		Jul 23, 2025

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Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Judiciary Committee	Referred Jul 15, 2025

Actions 12

Everything that happened, newest first.

Nov 19, 2025Signed by President.
Nov 19, 2025Became Public Law No: 119-38.
Nov 19, 2025Passed/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. (consideration: CR S8211)
Nov 19, 2025Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Nov 19, 2025Presented to President.

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In the Congressional Record 23

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

Where	In the Record	Members	Date
House	Debate and remarks H5924	Thomas Massie R-KY	Sep 16, 2026
House	Debate and remarks H2891	Melanie A. Stansbury D-NM	Apr 15, 2026
House	Debate and remarks H2557	Daniel S. Goldman D-NY	Mar 18, 2026
House · Senate	Debate and remarks H2428, H2431, S873	Maxwell Frost D-FL, Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI	Mar 5, 2026
Senate	Debate and remarks S750	Mike Crapo R-ID, Ron Wyden D-OR	Mar 3, 2026
Senate	Debate and remarks S692	Charles E. Schumer D-NY	Feb 26, 2026
House	Debate and remarks H2266	Thomas Massie R-KY	Feb 24, 2026
House	Debate and remarks H2105	Ro Khanna D-CA	Feb 10, 2026
Senate	Debate and remarks S523	Charles E. Schumer D-NY	Feb 9, 2026
House · Senate	Debate and remarks H2013, H2016, S477	Charles E. Schumer D-NY, Deborah K. Ross D-NC, Ro Khanna D-CA	Feb 4, 2026
Senate	Debate and remarks S433	Charles E. Schumer D-NY	Feb 2, 2026
Senate	Debate and remarks S409	Charles E. Schumer D-NY	Jan 30, 2026
Senate	Debate and remarks S21	Charles E. Schumer D-NY	Jan 6, 2026
House	Debate and remarks H6099	Ro Khanna D-CA	Dec 18, 2025
House · Senate	Debate and remarks H5926, S8750	Charles E. Schumer D-NY, Melanie A. Stansbury D-NM	Dec 16, 2025
House · Senate	Debate and remarks H4778, H4813, S8211, S8212	Charles E. Schumer D-NY, Steve Cohen D-TN, William R. Keating D-MA	Nov 19, 2025
House · Senate	Debate and remarks H4716, H4717, H4718–H4725, H4721–H4733, S8190, S8193, S8194Text printed H4719, H4725Amendments H4725Recorded votes H4733, H4734, H4735enactconsideration (H. Res. 581), table upon House passage of H.R. 4405, Epstein Files Transparency Act (H. Res. 879)—previous questionAnalyses H4731How the Flaws of H.R. 4405 Could Revictimize Epstein’s Victims, Create New Victims, and Damage the Judicial System	Adelita S. Grijalva D-AZ, Brad Knott R-NC, Burgess Owens R-UT, Charles E. Schumer D-NY, Chip Roy R-TX, Darrell Issa R-CA, Dave Min D-CA, James Comer R-KY, James P. McGovern D-MA (amendment), James R. Walkinshaw D-VA, Jamie Raskin D-MD, Jeff Merkley D-OR, Jefferson Van Drew D-NJ, Jim Jordan R-OH, Katherine M. Clark D-MA, Kevin Kiley R-CA, Lois Frankel D-FL, Marjorie Taylor Greene R-GA, Melanie A. Stansbury D-NM, Mike Johnson R-LA, Nancy Mace R-SC, Pramila Jayapal D-WA, Raja Krishnamoorthi D-IL, Rashida Tlaib D-MI, Ro Khanna D-CA, Robert Garcia D-CA, Ruben Gallego D-AZ, Sydney Kamlager-Dove D-CA, Teresa Leger Fernandez D-NM, Thomas Massie R-KY, Troy E. Nehls R-TX, Virginia Foxx R-NC, Yassamin Ansari D-AZ	Nov 18, 2025
House	Debate and remarks H4595, H4605	James P. McGovern D-MA, Tim Burchett R-TN	Nov 12, 2025
Senate	Debate and remarks S7610	Jeff Merkley D-OR	Oct 21, 2025
House	Debate and remarks H4420	Kelly Morrison D-MN	Sep 18, 2025
House	Debate and remarks H4245	Pramila Jayapal D-WA	Sep 11, 2025
House	Debate and remarks H3773–H3778	H. Morgan Griffith R-VA, James P. McGovern D-MA, Ro Khanna D-CA, Teresa Leger Fernandez D-NM	Sep 3, 2025
House	Debate and remarks H3453–H3455, H3457, H3459	Chip Roy R-TX, James P. McGovern D-MA, Jamie Raskin D-MD, Ro Khanna D-CA, Steve Scalise R-LA	Jul 17, 2025

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 171, no. 121, July 15, 2025, page H3316.

CRS reports 1

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Cite it 1

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

Product	Title	Kind	Published
R45920	Discharge Procedure in the House	Report	Feb 12, 2026

Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
HRES 581	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 185) to advance responsible policies.	Related bill	Nov 19, 2025
HRES 879	Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (S.J. Res. 80) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska Integrated Activity Plan Record of Decision; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 130) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Buffalo Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 131) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program Record of Decision; providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 58) denouncing the horrors of socialism; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1949) to repeal restrictions on the export and import of natural gas; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3109) to require the Secretary of Energy to direct the National Petroleum Council to issue a report with respect to petrochemical refineries in the United States, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5107) to repeal the Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Amendment Act of 2022 enacted by the District of Columbia Council; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5214) to require mandatory pretrial and post conviction detention for crimes of violence and dangerous crimes and require mandatory cash bail for certain offenses that pose a threat to public safety or order in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes; and for other purposes.	Related bill	Nov 18, 2025

Titles 5

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: 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.
Short Title(s) as Introduced: Epstein Files Transparency Act
Short Title(s) as Passed House: Epstein Files Transparency Act
Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text: Epstein Files Transparency Act
Official Title from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text: 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.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.

Text 4

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