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any further amendment thereto, to final passage without 
intervening motion except: (1) one hour of debate equally 
divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority 
member of the Committee on the Judiciary or their respec-
tive designees; and (2) one motion to recommit. 
SEC. 2. Clause 1(c) of rule XIX and clause 8 of rule 
XX shall not apply to the consideration of H.R. 185. 
SEC. 3. The Clerk shall transmit to the Senate a mes-
sage that the House has passed H.R. 185 no later than 
one week after passage. 
SEC. 4. The amendment in the nature of a substitute 
referred to in the first section of this resolution is as fol-
lows: 
Strike all after the enacting clause and insert 
the following: 
‘‘SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
‘‘This Act may be cited as the ‘Epstein Files Trans-
parency Act’. 
‘‘SEC. 2. RELEASE OF DOCUMENTS RELATING TO JEFFREY 
EPSTEIN. 
‘‘(a) 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 
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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 investiga-
tions, 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 in-
volving Epstein or his associates. 
‘‘(7) Internal DOJ communications, including 
emails, memos, meeting notes, concerning decisions 
to charge, not charge, investigate, or decline to in-
vestigate Epstein or his associates. 
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‘‘(8) All communications, memoranda, direc-
tives, 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. 
‘‘(9) Documentation of Epstein’s detention or 
death, including incident reports, witness interviews, 
medical examiner files, autopsy reports, and written 
records detailing the circumstances and cause of 
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.— 
‘‘(1) The Attorney General may withhold or re-
dact the segregable portions of records that— 
‘‘(A) contain personally identifiable infor-
mation of victims or victims’ personal and med-
ical files and similar files the disclosure of 
which would constitute a clearly unwarranted 
invasion of personal privacy; 
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‘‘(B) depicts or contains child sexual abuse 
materials (CSAM) as defined under 18 U.S.C. 
2256 and prohibited under 18 U.S.C. 2252– 
2252A; 
‘‘(C) would jeopardize an active federal in-
vestigation or ongoing prosecution, provided 
that such withholding is narrowly tailored and 
temporary; 
‘‘(D) depicts or contains images of death, 
physical abuse, or injury of any person; or 
‘‘(E) 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. 
‘‘(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 under this section, the Attorney General 
shall declassify that classified information to the 
maximum extent possible. 
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‘‘(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 
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-
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leased materials, with no redactions permitted under 
subsection (b)(1).’’. 
Æ 
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