H. R. 4405
One Hundred Nineteenth Congress
of the
United States of America 
AT THE FIRST SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and twenty-five 
An Act 
To 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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall, subject to sub-
section (b), make publicly available in a searchable and 
downloadable format all unclassified records, documents, commu-
nications, and investigative materials in the possession of the 
Department of Justice, including the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
tion and United States Attorneys’ Offices, that relate to: 
(1) Jeffrey Epstein including all investigations, prosecu-
tions, or custodial matters. 
(2) Ghislaine Maxwell. 
(3) Flight logs or travel records, including but not limited 
to manifests, itineraries, pilot records, and customs or immigra-
tion 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 pro-
ceedings. 
(5) Entities (corporate, nonprofit, academic, or govern-
mental) 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 associ-
ates. 
(7) Internal DOJ communications, including emails, memos, 
meeting notes, concerning decisions to charge, not charge, inves-
tigate, 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 elec-
tronic data related to Epstein, his associates, his detention 
and death, or any investigative files.
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(9) Documentation of Epstein’s detention or death, 
including incident reports, witness interviews, medical exam-
iner files, autopsy reports, and written records detailing the 
circumstances and cause of death. 
(b) PROHIBITED GROUNDS FOR WITHHOLDING.—
(1) No record shall be withheld, delayed, or redacted on 
the basis of embarrassment, reputational harm, or political 
sensitivity, including to any government official, public figure, 
or foreign dignitary. 
(c) PERMITTED WITHHOLDINGS.—
(1) The Attorney general may withhold or redact the seg-
regable portions of records that—
(A) contain personally identifiable information of vic-
tims or victims’ personal and medical files and similar 
files the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly 
unwarranted invasion of personal privacy; 
(B) depict or contain 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 investigation 
or ongoing prosecution, provided that such withholding is 
narrowly tailored and temporary; 
(D) depict or contain images of death, physical abuse, 
or injury of any person; or 
(E) contain information specifically authorized under 
criteria established by an Executive order to be kept secret 
in the interest of national defense or foreign policy and 
are in fact properly classified pursuant to such Executive 
order. 
(2) All redactions must be accompanied by a written jus-
tification published in the Federal Register and submitted to 
Congress. 
(3) To the extent that any covered information would other-
wise be redacted or withheld as classified information under 
this section, the Attorney General shall declassify that classified 
information to the maximum extent possible. 
(A) If the Attorney General makes a determination 
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 release 
an unclassified summary for each of the redacted or with-
held classified information. 
(4) All decisions to classify any covered information after 
July 1, 2025 shall be published in the Federal Register and 
submitted to Congress, including the date of classification, the 
identity of the classifying authority, and an unclassified sum-
mary 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 withheld. 
(2) A summary of redactions made, including legal basis.
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(3) A list of all government officials and politically exposed 
persons named or referenced in the released materials, with 
no redactions permitted under subsection (b)(1).
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.