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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 law45 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.
How the projections held up
Each member’s recorded vote compared with their swing projection from before the vote. A member by voting against most of their own party.
House
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassPassed427 yea, 1 nayNovember 18, 2025 · Roll call 289
| BandBand before the vote | VotedVoted yea or nay | BrokeBroke with party | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swing | 37 | 0 | 0% |
| Middle | 167 | 0 | 0% |
| Entrenched | 218 | 1 | 0% |
| All |
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
How the Senate breaks down
- 9Swing 70–100
- 62Middle 30–70
- 29Entrenched 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-v2, directional: only movement toward the other party counts, so members who sit further from the center than their party no longer score as swing votes.
Bars show each input from 0 to 100: ideology gap, scorecard gap, . is the seat’s partisan lean, and shows how much of the input data a score has.
Similar past votes, Senate
Earlier behind swing-v3’s inputLoading similar votes
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
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.
