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A House discharge petition seeking a vote on the Epstein Files Transparency Act II reached the required 218 signatures on Wednesday, setting up possible floor consideration of the measure.
Kentucky Republican Representative Thomas Massie sponsored the petition. All House Democrats and four Republicans — Massie, Nancy Mace of South Carolina, Ralph Norman of South Carolina and Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania — signed it. The procedure allows members to bring legislation forward without the support of House leadership.
The proposed bill would create a legal avenue for state attorneys general, Epstein survivors and members of Congress to challenge the Justice Department over the withholding or redaction of records related to Jeffrey Epstein. It would also provide for congressional access to unredacted files, according to the bill’s described provisions.
The measure follows the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which Congress approved in November 2025 after a separate discharge-petition effort. That law was signed by President Donald Trump and directed the release of Justice Department investigative material related to Epstein.
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