Overview

• Reps. Thomas Massie and Ro Khanna say the petition sits at 217 signatures and will reach 218 once Grijalva is sworn in, triggering a floor vote window.
• Every House Democrat and Republicans Nancy Mace, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Lauren Boebert, and Massie have signed, while GOP leaders and White House allies are pressuring some signers to withdraw, according to multiple reports.
• Massie alleges party leaders issued political threats to backers; Speaker Mike Johnson argues the measure lacks sufficient protections for victims and points to the Oversight Committee’s ongoing investigation.
• Leadership is exploring procedural off-ramps, but Republicans on the Rules Committee have indicated they will not help kill the vote, and discharge petitions historically struggle to succeed.
• The bill would require DOJ to post unclassified Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell records with limited redaction allowances, and even if it passes the House a Senate path remains uncertain, with the earliest House vote likely in late October.