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Massie Files Discharge Petition to Force House Vote on Releasing Epstein Files

The bipartisan effort seeks to compel the Justice Department to publish unclassified case records, with survivors pressing their case on Capitol Hill.

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Protesters hold posters of Jeffrey Epstein in front of the Federal courthouse on July 8, 2019 in New York City.

Overview

  • Rep. Thomas Massie formally filed a discharge petition on Sept. 2 to force a floor vote on the Epstein Files Transparency Act co-led with Rep. Ro Khanna.
  • Khanna says all 212 Democrats and 12 Republicans are committed to sign, leaving six additional GOP signatures needed to reach the 218 required for a vote.
  • The bill would require the attorney general to post all unclassified DOJ and FBI records related to Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell in a searchable, downloadable format within 30 days of becoming law, with victim identities protected.
  • House GOP leaders advanced a separate, narrower resolution directing Oversight to continue its probe; Speaker Mike Johnson dismissed Massie’s push as unnecessary, and Massie called leadership’s measure “meaningless.”
  • Epstein survivors are meeting privately with lawmakers on Sept. 2 and are scheduled to speak at a Sept. 3 Capitol news conference, as Oversight reviews a first DOJ document tranche delivered Aug. 22 and pursues additional subpoenas.