HR 4405enacted119th Congress

Epstein Files Transparency Act

Introduced Jul 15, 2025House billPolicy area: Crime and Law EnforcementLast action Nov 19, 2025Sponsor: Ro Khanna(D-CA)

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Official summaryUpdated Nov 19, 2025

What the bill does

Epstein Files Transparency Act This act requires the Department of Justice (DOJ) to publish (in a searchable and downloadable format) all unclassified records, documents, communications, and investigative materials in DOJ's possession that relate to the investigation and prosecution of Jeffrey Epstein. This includes (1) materials that relate to Ghislaine Maxwell, (2) flight logs and travel records, and (3) individuals named or referenced (including government officials) in connection with the investigation and prosecution of Jeffrey Epstein. DOJ is permitted to withhold certain information such as the personal information of victims and materials that would jeopardize an active federal investigation. Additionally, not later than 15 days after the required publication, DOJ must report to Congress (1) all categories of information released and withheld, (2) a summary of any redactions made, and (3) a list of all government officials and politically exposed individuals named or referenced in the published materials.

Latest official action

Became Public Law No: 119-38.

Lobbying Filings Citing It

Undisclosed

Reported on Those Filings, All Issues

Lobbying Clients

100

Recorded Votes

Timeline

Jul 15, 2025bill

Bill introduced

Nov 18, 2025vote

Jake Auchincloss voted yea

Nov 18, 2025vote

Mark E. Amodei voted yea

Nov 18, 2025vote

Alma S. Adams voted yea

Official Congressional Actions

Nov 19, 2025President

Presented to President.

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Nov 19, 2025Floor

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed, under the order of 11/18/2025, without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

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Nov 19, 2025BecameLaw

Signed by President.

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Nov 19, 2025President

Became Public Law No: 119-38.

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Nov 19, 2025

Lobbying Activity

No lobbying report on the 119th Congress cites this bill.

Votes on This Bill

Member	Party	Position	Date
Jake Auchincloss	D	yea	Nov 18, 2025
Mark E. Amodei	R	yea	Nov 18, 2025
Alma S. Adams	D	yea	Nov 18, 2025
Pete Aguilar	D	yea	Nov 18, 2025

About this page

The lobbying table lists Senate LDA quarterly reports (LD-2) that cite this bill by number and cover a quarter of the 119th Congress. An LD-2 names a bill as “H.R. 1234” with no Congress, so a report on another Congress, which can only concern a different bill with the same number, is left out, even when it was filed after this Congress began. The amount is what the registrant reported for the whole filing, across every issue on it, not spending on this bill. Official actions and the bill summary come from Congress.gov, and votes from the roll-call record. This page no longer pairs the bill with members' stock trades: matching lobbying clients to traded companies by name, and trades to a bill by date, is not something the records establish.