Overview
- The House passed the Epstein Files Transparency Act 427–1 and the Senate granted unanimous consent, sending the bill to the president’s desk.
- President Donald Trump reversed months of resistance, urged Republicans to back the bill, and has publicly indicated he will sign it.
- The law requires publication of searchable, downloadable records within 30 days and bars withholding for embarrassment or political sensitivity, while permitting redactions to protect victims and active investigations.
- Attorney General Pam Bondi has signaled a review and referenced investigative activity that may shape disclosures, despite an earlier FBI memo reporting no predicate for new charges against uncharged third parties.
- Survivors joined Reps. Thomas Massie and Ro Khanna at the Capitol as a rare discharge petition—clinched after Adelita Grijalva was sworn in—forced the vote, and attention now turns to how much the Justice Department ultimately releases.