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H.R. 4405119th CongressCrime and Law Enforcement
Epstein Files Transparency Act
Sponsored by Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) · 24 active : 1 Republican, 23 Democrats
Latest action: Became Public Law No: 119-38.
Where it standsBecame law54 representatives score as swing votes
Became law
- House: passedNov 18, 2025
- Senate: passedNov 19, 2025
- President: Signed into lawNov 19, 2025
Summary
, via Congress.govEpstein Files Transparency Act
This act requires the Department of Justice (DOJ) to publish (in a searchable and downloadable format) all unclassified records, documents, communications, and investigative materials in DOJ's possession that relate to the investigation and prosecution of Jeffrey Epstein.
This includes (1) materials that relate to Ghislaine Maxwell, (2) flight logs and travel records, and (3) individuals named or referenced (including government officials) in connection with the investigation and prosecution of Jeffrey Epstein.
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DOJ is permitted to withhold certain information such as the personal information of victims and materials that would jeopardize an active federal investigation.
Additionally, not later than 15 days after the required publication, DOJ must report to Congress (1) all categories of information released and withheld, (2) a summary of any redactions made, and (3) a list of all government officials and politically exposed individuals named or referenced in the published materials.
Committees and subjects
Committees
- House Committee on the Judiciary · HouseReferred to
Subjects
- Congressional oversight
- Crime victims
- Crimes against children
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Criminal justice information and records
- Department of Justice
- Government information and archives
- Human trafficking
- Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
- Sex offenses
Model
Directional: count only breaks toward the other partyWhy do scores change?v3default (selected)v2 model swing-v2
How the Senate breaks down
- 7Swing 70–100
- 66Middle 30–70
- 27Entrenched 0–30
Members fall into . All 100 senators have enough data to score. The bill is not before the Senate right now; these scores show where members would stand.
Key players in the Senate
Ranked by swing score, 0–100 · swing-v3Bars show each input from 0 to 100: ideology gap, scorecard gap, , and the . is the seat’s partisan lean, and shows how much of the input data a score has.
Similar past votes, Senate
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Cosponsors
24 activeShow all 24 cosponsors
- Thomas Massie (R-KY-4)
- Darren Soto (D-FL-9)
- Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA-8)
- Brad Sherman (D-CA-32)
- Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (D-GA-4)
- Ilhan Omar (D-MN-5)
- James P. McGovern (D-MA-2)
- Shri Thanedar (D-MI-13)
- Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ-3)
- Johnny Olszewski (D-MD-2)
- Wesley Bell (D-MO-1)
- Christopher R. Deluzio (D-PA-17)
- Nancy Pelosi (D-CA-11)
- Seth Moulton (D-MA-6)
- Adam Smith (D-WA-9)
- Danny K. Davis (D-IL-7)
- Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC-AL)
- Kweisi Mfume (D-MD-7)
- Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA-5)
- Shomari Figures (D-AL-2)
- Seth Magaziner (D-RI-2)
- Maxine Dexter
How the swing score works
Ideology gapHow far a member’s DW-NOMINATE voting score sits from their party’s median in the same chamber.
Scorecard gapHow far their Heritage Action and LCV ratings stray from their party’s average, using the groups’ votes on similar bills where available.
Cross-pressureHow strongly their district or state leans toward the other party, from our own computed partisan lean.
Similar votesHow often they voted against their own party on earlier roll calls about this bill or similar ones.
Committee bonusMembers of the committees handling the bill decide whether it moves, so they get a boost.
Cosponsor checkThe sponsor and active cosponsors have already committed, so they drop toward entrenched.
