IV 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 589 
Providing for the public release of certain documents, records, and 
communications related to the investigation of Jeffrey Epstein. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 17, 2025 
Mr. NORMAN (for himself, Ms. FOXX, Mrs. FISCHBACH, Mr. ROY, Mrs. 
HOUCHIN, Mr. LANGWORTHY, Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. GRIF-
FITH, and Mr. JACK) submitted the following resolution; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for the public release of certain documents, 
records, and communications related to the investigation 
of Jeffrey Epstein. 
‘‘SECTION 1. RELEASE OF DOCUMENTS RELATING TO JEF-
FREY EPSTEIN. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date of enactment of this Resolution, the Attorney General 
shall, subject to subsection (b), make publicly available in 
a searchable and downloadable format all credible: 
‘‘(1) documents, records, and communications, 
including metadata, in the possession of the Depart-
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ment of Justice, including the Federal Bureau of In-
vestigation and United States Attorneys’ Offices, re-
ferring or related to the investigation of Jeffrey Ep-
stein and Ghislaine Maxwell. 
‘‘(2) documents, records, and communications, 
including metadata, between or among Department 
of Justice employees, including the Federal Bureau 
of Investigation and United States Attorney’s Of-
fices, referring or relating to the investigation of 
Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. 
‘‘(3) documents, records, and communications, 
including metadata, referring or relating to United 
States v. Maxwell, United States v. Jeffrey Epstein, 
and Farmer v. United States. 
‘‘(4) documents, records, and communications, 
including metadata, related to Jeffrey Epstein’s de-
tention or death, including any investigation into his 
death. 
‘‘(b) PROHIBITED GROUNDS FOR WITHHOLDING.— 
No record shall be withheld, delayed, or redacted on the 
basis of any of the following: 
‘‘(1) Embarrassment, reputational harm, or po-
litical sensitivity, including to any government offi-
cial, public figure, or foreign dignitary. 
‘‘(c) PERMITTED WITHHOLDINGS.— 
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‘‘(1) The Attorney General may withhold or re-
dact the segregable portions of records that— 
‘‘(A) contain personally identifiable infor-
mation of victims of sexual abuse or human 
trafficking or such victims’ personal and med-
ical files and similar files the disclosure of 
which would constitute a clearly unwarranted 
invasion of personal privacy, including informa-
tion that could reasonably be used to unmask 
or identify such victims of sexual abuse or 
human trafficking; 
‘‘(B) depicts child pornography, constitutes 
child sexual abuse or similar materials; 
‘‘(C) would jeopardize an active Federal in-
vestigation or ongoing prosecution, provided 
that such withholding is narrowly tailored; 
‘‘(D) would violate, if disclosed, Rule 6(e) 
of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure by 
disclosing information that reveals the identities 
of witnesses or jurors, the substance of testi-
mony before the grand jury, the strategy or di-
rection of the grand jury’s investigation, or the 
deliberations or questions of jurors, provided 
that the withholding of information that was co-
incidentally before the grand jury and can be 
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revealed in such a manner that its disclosure 
would not elucidate the inner workings of the 
grand jury is not permitted; 
‘‘(E) depicts or contains images of death, 
physical abuse, or injury of any person; 
‘‘(F) contain information specifically au-
thorized under criteria established by an Execu-
tive order to be kept secret in the interest of 
national defense or foreign policy and are in 
fact properly classified pursuant to such Execu-
tive order; and 
‘‘(G) 
are 
demonstrably 
false 
or 
unauthenticated. 
‘‘(2) All redactions must be accompanied by a 
written justification published in the Federal Reg-
ister and submitted to Congress. 
‘‘(3) To the extent that any covered information 
would otherwise be redacted or withheld as classified 
information, the Attorney General shall declassify 
that classified information to the maximum extent 
possible. 
‘‘(A) If the Attorney General makes a de-
termination that covered information may not 
be declassified and made available in a manner 
that protects the national security of the United 
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States, including methods or sources related to 
national security, the Attorney General shall re-
lease an unclassified summary for each of the 
redacted or withheld classified information. 
‘‘(4) All decisions to classify any covered infor-
mation after July 1, 2025, shall be published in the 
Federal Register and submitted to Congress, includ-
ing the date of classification, the identity of the 
classifying authority, and an unclassified summary 
of the justification. 
‘‘SEC. 3. REPORT TO CONGRESS. 
‘‘Within 15 days of completion of the release required 
under Section 2, the Attorney General shall submit to the 
House and Senate Committees on the Judiciary a report 
listing: 
‘‘(1) All categories of records released and with-
held. 
‘‘(2) A summary of redactions made, including 
legal basis. 
‘‘(3) A list of all government officials and politi-
cally exposed persons named or referenced in the re-
leased materials, with no redactions permitted under 
subsection (b)(1).’’. 
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