US EditionCongress acts swiftly to force release of Epstein files, and Trump agrees to sign bill
The law mandates the Justice Department release all Epstein-related files within 30 days, responding to survivor demands for transparency after years of investigation delays.
- Nov. 18, 2025, U.S. Congress sent the Epstein Files Transparency Act to President Donald Trump after approval by both chambers, now awaiting his signature.
- After months of debate, lawmakers used a discharge petition and Rep. Adelita Grijalva's swearing-in last week provided the final signature needed to force a vote.
- The House of Representatives passed the bill 427-1 with five members absent, requiring Attorney General Pam Bondi and the Justice Department to release materials within 30 days and report withheld items within 15 days.
- President Donald Trump said he will sign the bill while denying substantive ties to Epstein, but questions persist that the Justice Department might withhold records under investigative exceptions.
- Many people could be named in the files, which show Epstein's ties to Trump, former President Bill Clinton, and Prince Andrew ; the bill exempts victim data but risks unintended consequences, despite a Justice Department internal review finding no 'client list'.
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The Transparency Act with Jeffrey Epstein’s Archives passed through Congress on Tuesday much faster than it foreshadowed the fight of the previous months between the two parties over the advisability of disclosing the roles of the millionaire pederast. It received almost unanimous backing. Only one deputy, House Member Clay Higgins (Luisian Trump) voted against the text. The rest, 427 congressmen and 100 senators supported it. Not only: the uppe…
Congress has voted to release the Epstein files. Here’s what we know about them
By Haven Orecchio-Egresitz, Kara Scannell, Evan Perez, CNN (CNN) — Congress has voted to force the release of records amassed by federal prosecutors during the sex trafficking investigation and prosecution of Jeffrey Epstein and his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell. The question of what is actually in those pages — and whether the public will ever see all of those documents — has become a headache for President Donald Trump and his administration. O…
What's next once Trump signs bill releasing the Epstein files
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is sending President Donald Trump a bill to compel the Justice Department to make public its case files on the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein , a potentially far-reaching development in a yearslong push by survivors
What's next once Trump signs bill releasing the Epstein files
Congress is sending President Donald Trump a bill to compel the Justice Department to make public its case files on the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. It's a potentially far-reaching development in survivors’ yearslong push for a public reckoning over…
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