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H.R.4405 - Epstein Files Transparency Act119th Congress (2025-2026) |
PUBLIC LAW 119–38—NOV. 19, 2025 EPSTEIN FILES TRANSPARENCY ACT139 STAT. 656Public Law119–38119th CongressAn ActTo require the Attorney General to release all documents and records in possession of the Department of Justice relating to Jeffrey Epstein, and for other purposes.
Nov. 19, 2025
[H.R. 4405]
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
Epstein Files Transparency Act.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the “Epstein Files Transparency Act”.
SEC. 2. RELEASE OF DOCUMENTS RELATING TO JEFFREY EPSTEIN.(a)
Deadline.
Public information.
In General.—Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall, subject to subsection (b), make publicly available in a searchable and downloadable format all unclassified records, documents, communications, and investigative materials in the possession of the Department of Justice, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation and United States Attorneys’ Offices, that relate to
1) Jeffrey Epstein including all investigations, prosecutions, or custodial matters.
(2)Ghislaine Maxwell.
(3) Flight logs or travel records, including but not limited to manifests, itineraries, pilot records, and customs or immigration documentation, for any aircraft, vessel, or vehicle owned, operated, or used by Jeffrey Epstein or any related entity.
(4) Individuals, including government officials, named or referenced in connection with Epstein’s criminal activities, civil settlements, immunity or plea agreements, or investigatory proceedings.(
5) Entities (corporate, nonprofit, academic, or governmental) with known or alleged ties to Epstein’s trafficking or financial networks.
(6) Any immunity deals, non-prosecution agreements, plea bargains, or sealed settlements involving Epstein or his associates.
(7) Internal DOJ communications, including emails, memos, meeting notes, concerning decisions to charge, not charge, investigate, or decline to investigate Epstein or his associates.(
8) All communications, memoranda, directives, logs, or metadata concerning the destruction, deletion, alteration, misplacement, or concealment of documents, recordings, or electronic data related to Epstein, his associates, his detention and death, or any investigative files.
(2) All redactions must be accompanied by a written justification published in the Federal Register and submitted to Congress.
(3) To the extent that any covered information would otherwise be redacted or withheld as classified information under this section, the Attorney General shall declassify that classified information to the maximum extent possible.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4405/text