Overview
- The House passed the Epstein Files Transparency Act 427–1, reflecting rare bipartisan alignment.
- The bill orders the Justice Department, U.S. attorneys and the FBI to publish investigative records within 30 days of enactment, including Epstein’s flight logs and passenger lists.
- President Trump publicly reversed course before the vote, urging Republicans to support release while newly published emails from a House panel referenced him, which he denies as wrongdoing.
- The Senate now takes up the measure, and any publication of records awaits Senate passage and the president’s signature.
- Alleged victims urged transparency and called on Trump to sign, as former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers announced a retreat from public roles after his emails with Epstein were released.