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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 
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. 
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(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 agree-
ments, 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 in-
vestigate Epstein or his associates. 
(8) All communications, memoranda, directives, 
logs, or metadata concerning the destruction, dele-
tion, 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.— 
(1) No record shall be withheld, delayed, or re-
dacted on the basis of embarrassment, reputational 
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harm, or political sensitivity, including to any gov-
ernment official, 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 informa-
tion of victims 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 in-
vestigation 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 author-
ized under criteria established by an Executive 
order to be kept secret in the interest of na-
tional defense or foreign policy and are in fact 
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properly classified pursuant to such Executive 
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. 
(A) If the Attorney General makes a deter-
mination 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. 
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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). 
Passed the House of Representatives November 18, 
2025. 
Attest: 
KEVIN F. MCCUMBER, 
Clerk. 
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