Epstein Files Transparency Act
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, Epstein Files Transparency Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors. The main policy domain is Criminal Justice, Government Operations, Defense.
Who Benefits and How
law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
- Section ide6d4b5d208c74599bcec8da6fa9ab19d: 2. Release of documents relating to Jeffrey Epstein Subject to subsection (c), not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney...
- Section id91e5ad0395ba4d8595bc3b497c3672cc: 3. Report to Congress Not later than 15 days after making publicly available all records, documents, communications, and investigative materials under section...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, Epstein Files Transparency Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors.
Key Policy Areas
Criminal Justice, Government Operations, Defense
Primary Purpose
This bill, Epstein Files Transparency Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Merkley (for himself, Mr. Luján, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Schumer, …
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in Senate
Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "federal_implementing_agencies"
- → Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill
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