{"format":1,"id":"119-hr-4405","congress":119,"number":"H.R. 4405","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"Epstein Files Transparency Act","title_source":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","official_title":"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.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"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."},{"type":"Display Title","title":"Epstein Files Transparency Act"},{"type":"Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text","title":"Epstein Files Transparency Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","title":"Epstein Files Transparency Act"},{"type":"Official Title from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text","title":"To require the Attorney General to release all documents and records in possession of 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publication, DOJ must report to Congress (1) all categories of information released and withheld, (2) a summary of any redactions made, and (3) a list of all government officials and politically exposed individuals named or referenced in the published materials."}],"words":147},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Requires the Attorney General to make publicly available Department of Justice records relating to Jeffrey Epstein, sets out what may and may not be withheld or redacted, and requires a report to Congress.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4405/text/enr#HEF94BA4F9E824217B8C94B06426F1F1D:~:text=2.%20Release%20of%20documents%20relating%20to%20jeffrey"},{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4405/text/enr#H307FF7C677984FAC9B2EE7576B1C8D19:~:text=3.%20Report%20to%20Congress"}]},"core_areas":["Public release of Department of Justice records relating to Jeffrey Epstein","Limits on withholding and redacting records","Report to the House and Senate Committees on the Judiciary"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Requires the Attorney General, not later than 30 days after enactment, to make publicly available in a searchable and downloadable format all unclassified records, documents, communications, and investigative materials in the Department of Justice's possession that relate to the listed subjects.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4405/text/enr#HEF94BA4F9E824217B8C94B06426F1F1D:~:text=2.%20Release%20of%20documents%20relating%20to%20jeffrey"}},{"text":"Covers materials relating to Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, flight logs and travel records, named individuals, entities, immunity or plea agreements, internal Department of Justice communications, records of document destruction, and records of Epstein's detention or death.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 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2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4405/text/enr#HEF94BA4F9E824217B8C94B06426F1F1D:~:text=2.%20Release%20of%20documents%20relating%20to%20jeffrey"}},{"text":"Requires a written justification for all redactions, published in the Federal Register and submitted to Congress, and requires the Attorney General to declassify classified information to the maximum extent possible or release an unclassified summary.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4405/text/enr#HEF94BA4F9E824217B8C94B06426F1F1D:~:text=2.%20Release%20of%20documents%20relating%20to%20jeffrey"}},{"text":"Requires the Attorney General, within 15 days of completing the release, to submit to the House and Senate Committees on the Judiciary a report listing categories of records released and withheld, a summary of redactions with legal basis, and government officials and politically exposed persons named or referenced.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4405/text/enr#H307FF7C677984FAC9B2EE7576B1C8D19:~:text=3.%20Report%20to%20Congress"}}],"unexpected":[],"version":{"type":"Enrolled Bill","date":null,"rule":"enrolled","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4405/text/enr"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-10-12","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4405","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4405/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/119-hr-4405.png","v":"063d2eced31a","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 4405, 119th Congress: Epstein Files Transparency Act. House: 427 Yea, 1 Nay. Senate: unanimous consent. Outcome: Became law, 19 Nov 2025."}}