New Epstein Files Bill Will Go Up For A Vote When House Resumes—Here’s What It Would Do
The bipartisan petition would let victims, lawmakers and states sue the Justice Department over withheld Epstein records.
- On Thursday, Rep. Thomas Massie and Rep. Ro Khanna secured 218 signatures needed to force a House floor vote on the Epstein Files Transparency Act II through a bipartisan discharge petition.
- Following last year's near-unanimous passage of the first Epstein Files Transparency Act, Massie claims the Department of Justice continues withholding approximately three million investigative files despite legal disclosure obligations.
- House Speaker Mike Johnson cut the chamber's workweek short by a day, blocking a vote until after November's midterm elections. Massie criticized this as an attempt to prevent the petition from ripening over seven days.
- Four Republicans, including Reps. Nancy Mace, Ralph Norman, and Brian Fitzpatrick, joined every House Democrat in signing the petition, providing the bipartisan majority needed to advance the measure.
- The legislation grants state attorneys general direct access to federal Epstein investigative materials and establishes legal standing for survivors to challenge Department of Justice redactions in federal court.
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Washington, Sept. 18 (EFE).- U.S. Congressmen Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie, Democrat and Republican respectively, announced that they had secured the support this week to reach the 218 signatures needed to force another vote to declassify more files related to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The two members of the House of Representatives, who have already [...] The entry Legislators Promote New Vote in Congress to Declassify Epstein's Papers was f…
Second Epstein Files Discharge Petition Has the Signatures
"Reps. Thomas Massie and Ro Khanna announced Thursday that they have amassed enough signatures to bring a vote on a second bill to force the release of files related to the disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein," the Washington Sun reports."Four Republicans, including Massie
New Epstein files release forced as defiant lawmakers clear discharge petition: report
Two congressmen have gathered enough signatures to force the release of more government files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.According to an article by The Washington Sun, Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) announced on Thursday that they had secured the 218 signatures needed to bring their bill to the House floor.The measure, called the Epstein Files Transparency Act II, would let victims, lawmakers, and states sue t…
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