Overview
- Organizers reached the 218 signatures needed on a discharge petition after Rep. Adelita Grijalva was finally sworn in following an extended delay.
- Speaker Mike Johnson, who previously warned the bill could expose victims or harm innocents, now says he will vote to advance it and predicts broad Republican support.
- President Trump reversed course and urged Republicans to support releasing the files, while Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and other lawmakers appeared with survivors to push for action.
- Survivors voiced skepticism about late endorsements and stressed the need for safeguards, as Democrats accused some Republicans of hinting at redacted victims’ identities.
- A House vote is scheduled, but any release still faces Senate scrutiny and potential amendments, and would require the president’s signature to become law.