H.R. 4405EnactedhouseImpact 7/10

Epstein Files Transparency Act

Thomas Massie(R-KY)Cosponsors · D 95 · R 72 · I 0

Last action: Became Public Law No: 119-38.
Action date: 2025-11-19

What it does

Directs disclosure of federal investigative materials related to Jeffrey Epstein with defined exemptions, creating a statutory disclosure clock.

Why it matters

Rare cross-partisan transparency fight over elite accountability files — tests whether Congress will force sunlight on powerful networks.

Progressive take

Progressives should celebrate enforceable disclosure schedules while watching exemption abuse. Transparency that stops at politically inconvenient names is theater.

Roll-call receipts

House · On Passage

2025-11-12 · Yea 366 · Nay 54 · Present 1 · NV 12

Yea by party366

Nay by party54

DemGOPInd

Topics

AccountabilityTransparencyJustice