Overview

• The Senate tabled Chuck Schumer’s amendment to force release of the Justice Department’s Epstein records in a 51–49 vote, with Republicans Rand Paul and Josh Hawley joining Democrats against tabling.
• In the House, the bipartisan Thomas Massie–Ro Khanna discharge petition is one signature short of the 218 needed to trigger a floor vote, after newly sworn Rep. James Walkinshaw signed on.
• The proposed legislation would require publication of a broad cache of government-held Epstein materials, including flight logs, travel records, internal DOJ communications and documents on his 2019 death, with redactions to protect survivors.
• Sen. Ron Wyden introduced a separate bill to obtain Treasury suspicious activity reports related to Epstein and dozens of associates as part of ongoing financial inquiries.
• If the Justice Department resists a release mandate, lawmakers are weighing contempt proceedings or tying compliance to funding, steps that could lead to court enforcement.