Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 185) to advance responsible policies.
Summary
What This Bill Does
This House Resolution sets the procedural rules for considering the Epstein Files Transparency Act (H.R. 185) on the House floor and replaces the original bill text with a new version. The core legislation requires the Attorney General to publicly release, within 30 days, all unclassified DOJ records related to Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, associated individuals and entities, flight logs, immunity deals, internal communications, and documentation of Epstein's detention and death.
Who Benefits and How
The general public and journalists benefit through unprecedented access to previously sealed or unreleased government files on the Epstein case. Government accountability advocates benefit from mandatory publication of redaction justifications in the Federal Register and a required congressional report listing all government officials named in the released materials.
Who Bears the Burden and How
The Department of Justice and FBI must compile, review, and publicly release a massive volume of records within a 30-day deadline, with written justification required for any redactions. Current and former government officials and public figures named in the Epstein files face reputational exposure, as the bill explicitly prohibits withholding records on grounds of embarrassment or political sensitivity.
Key Provisions
- Mandates public release of all unclassified Epstein-related DOJ records within 30 days in searchable, downloadable format
- Prohibits withholding records based on embarrassment, reputational harm, or political sensitivity
- Permits narrow redactions only for victim privacy, CSAM, active investigations, graphic images, and properly classified national security information
- Requires the Attorney General to report to Congress listing all categories of records released and withheld, plus all government officials named in the materials.
- Provides a controlled procedural path for House consideration of H.R. 185.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Establishes House floor procedures for considering H.R. 185 and substitutes it with the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which mandates the Attorney General to publicly release all DOJ records related to Jeffrey Epstein within 30 days.
Key Policy Areas
Criminal Justice, Government Transparency
Primary Purpose
Establishes House floor procedures for considering H.R. 185 and substitutes it with the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which mandates the Attorney General to publicly release all DOJ records related to Jeffrey Epstein within 30 days.
Policy Domains
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Identified Gains
- Supporters of H.R. 185
- House majority leadership
- Committee managers for H.R. 185
- House members supporting H.R. 185
Identified Costs
- House members opposing H.R. 185
- Congressional minority seeking delay
- Clerk of the House
- House floor staff
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
Signed into LawPursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 879, H. Res. …
Motion to discharge the Committee on Rules filed by Mr. …
Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr. Massie. Petition No: …
Mr. Massie (for himself and Mr. Khanna) submitted the following …
Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Submitted in House
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Attorney General and Department of Justice, Department of Justice, Department of Justice including US Attorneys' Offices
Positive-direction: General public seeking government transparency, House and Senate Judiciary Committees
Negative-direction: Attorney General and Department of Justice, Department of Justice, Department of Justice including US Attorneys' Offices, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Government officials and politically exposed persons named in Epstein materials, Government officials and politically exposed persons named in Epstein records, Government officials and public figures named in Epstein files
Epstein victims whose privacy is protected by redaction provisions, Sex trafficking victims and survivors
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_clerk"
- → Clerk of the House
- "the_attorney_general"
- → United States Attorney General
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
As defined under 18 U.S.C. 2256 and prohibited under 18 U.S.C. 2252-2252A
Information that would otherwise be redacted or withheld as classified information under this section
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