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HR 4405 Became law

Requires the Attorney General to publish within 30 days of enactment the Justice Department's unclassified records about Jeffrey Epstein, with limited exceptions for victims' privacy, child sexual abuse material, active investigations, graphic images, and national security secrets.

Official title: Epstein Files Transparency Act

Outcome Public Law 119-38
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced 15-JUL-2025
Referred 15-JUL-2025
Passed 18-NOV-2025
Senate
Received 19-NOV-2025
Passed 19-NOV-2025
President
Presented 19-NOV-2025
Signed 19-NOV-2025
Became law 19-NOV-2025
Key points
  • Covers records on Epstein's investigations, prosecutions, immunity and plea deals, flight logs, and the circumstances of his detention and death
  • Bars withholding or redacting records to avoid embarrassment, reputational harm, or political sensitivity
  • Allows redactions only for specified reasons, each justified in the Federal Register and submitted to Congress
  • Requires a report to the Judiciary Committees within 15 days of the release listing what was released, withheld, and redacted, and naming officials and politically exposed persons mentioned in the materials
AI-generated from the Public Law text of 20-NOV-2025 · verify · report an error
Official CRS summary

Current. The Congressional Research Service's summary covers the bill's latest wording (Public Law, 19-NOV-2025).

CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov
Committee referrals (1) Policy area

Crime and Law Enforcement

Sponsor Ro Khanna (D-CA) Cosponsors · 24
■ 23 D■ 1 R
1 Republican