Both chambers of the US Congress have approved a bill requiring the Department of Justice to release materials related to the late Jeffrey Epstein, who was charged with sex trafficking. The bill now heads to President Donald Trump, whose signature is needed for it to become law.
The House of Representatives passed the legislation with an overwhelming vote of 427–1, while the Senate adopted it unanimously under an expedited procedure without a formal roll-call vote.
The bill obliges Attorney General Pam Bondi to publish, within 30 days of the law’s enactment, all non-classified records, documents, communications and investigative materials linked to Epstein and his longtime associate Ghislaine Maxwell. This includes internal Justice Department communications, flight logs and records connected to individuals and organizations associated with Epstein.
However, the bill also grants Bondi the authority to withhold any information that could jeopardize ongoing investigations or expose the identity of victims.
President Donald Trump previously urged Congress to support the release of the records. His own ties to Epstein resurfaced last week after more than 20,000 pages of documents were made public, some of which referenced Trump.
Epstein, a financier, was charged in 2019 with running a sex trafficking network involving dozens of minors. He died in prison shortly after his arrest, according to official reports.
