Overview
- The House approved the measure 427–1 and the Senate cleared it by accelerated procedure, sending the bill to the president, who announced he signed it.
- The law orders publication of all non‑classified records, communications and investigative material related to Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell in a searchable format.
- Statutory carve‑outs allow the Justice Department to withhold or redact material to protect personal privacy or to avoid interfering with ongoing probes or prosecutions.
- Trump reversed prior opposition under pressure from Republicans, as a bipartisan effort led by Thomas Massie and Ro Khanna used a rare discharge petition to force the vote.
- Political fallout continues, with Larry Summers stepping back from public roles after new emails surfaced, and with reports that Trump insulted a Bloomberg journalist who questioned him about the case.