Epstein Files Transparency Act
What does the Epstein Files Transparency Act do?
HR 4405 is a House bill sponsored by Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA). This law requires the Attorney General to publicly release all unclassified Justice Department records relating to Jeffrey Epstein within 30 days, in a searchable and downloadable format. It bars withholding anything to avoid embarrassment, reputational harm, or political sensitivity, while still allowing narrow redactions to protect victims, remove child sexual abuse material, and guard genuinely classified national-security information. The DOJ must justify every redaction in the Federal Register and report to Congress.
Did HR 4405 pass? Where it stands
As of July 17, 2026, HR 4405 has been signed into law on November 19, 2025.
Status: Signed into Law
Latest vote: House Passed 427–1 on November 18, 2025
Outlook: Enacted
Enacted: Signed into law on November 19, 2025
Key provisions
- Mandatory Document Release
- AG must release all unclassified Epstein-related DOJ, FBI, and U.S. Attorney records within 30 days
- Must be published in a searchable and downloadable format
- Covers flight logs, immunity and plea deals, detention and death records, and internal DOJ communications
- Limits on Withholding
- No record may be withheld for embarrassment, reputational harm, or political sensitivity
- Redactions allowed only for victim privacy, CSAM, active investigations, images of death/abuse, or properly classified material
- Every redaction needs written justification published in the Federal Register and sent to Congress
- Reporting and Named Officials
- AG must report to the Judiciary Committees within 15 days of completing the release
- Report must list all government officials and politically exposed persons named in the materials, with no redactions
Last updated June 10, 2026