Epstein Files Transparency Act
HR 4405, the Epstein Files Transparency Act, requires the U.S. Attorney General to publicly release all unclassified Department of Justice documents related to Jeffrey Epstein within 30 days of the law’s enactment. This includes investigations, flight logs, immunity deals, internal communications, and records about Epstein’s detention or death, while prohibiting redactions for "embarrassment" or political sensitivity. The law allows limited redactions only for victim privacy, child sexual abuse materials, active investigations, or national security (with justification), and mandates an unclassified summary for withheld classified information. The Attorney General must submit a detailed report to Congress within 15 days of release, listing all redactions and naming any government officials referenced in the materials.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jul 2025
Committee Review
Jul 2025
House Passage
Nov 2025
Senate Passage
Nov 2025
Signed into Law
Nov 2025
Introduced Jul 15, 2025
Signed Nov 19, 2025
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Engrossed in House
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MINOR
No substantive policy changes were made between the Engrossed in House and Enrolled Bill versions of HR 4405 (Epstein Files Transparency Act). The differences are purely formatting and structural: the bill was converted from House engrossed format to standard enrolled bill format, adding the congressional preamble, enacting clause, and signature lines for the Speaker and Vice President. All operative provisions remain identical.
TECHNICAL
The bill was reformatted from House engrossed style (numbered sections with inline subsections) to standard enrolled bill format with 'SECTION' headers, em-dash subsection labels, and proper paragraph numbering.
Standard enrolled bill boilerplate was added: the 119th Congress preamble, the enacting clause ('Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives...'), and signature lines for the Speaker of the House and Vice President.
GPO metadata was added including converter version info, processing dates (2026-05-14 and 2026-07-10), and public domain notice under Title 17 Section 105.
Floor votes · House Nov 18, 2025
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
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Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
3
Committee
1
Nov 19, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by President.
executive
Nov 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
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.
upper
Nov 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
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)
lower
Jul 15, 2025
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
lower
Jul 15, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 24 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ro Khanna
DDemocratic
Co
Adam Smith
DDemocratic
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Brad Sherman
DDemocratic
Co
Christopher R. Deluzio
DDemocratic
Co
Danny K. Davis
DDemocratic
Co
Darren Soto
DDemocratic
Co
Eleanor Holmes Norton
DDemocratic
Co
Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.
DDemocratic
Co
Ilhan Omar
DDemocratic
Co
James P. McGovern
DDemocratic
Co
Johnny Olszewski, Jr.
DDemocratic
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