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The House and the Senate quickly approved legislation to release the Epstein files on Tuesday.
Jeffrey Epstein’s 2019 death in prison while awaiting trial for sex trafficking has drawn global attention to the case for years, but many mysteries remain unsolved regarding the details of that sex trafficking ring.
Tuesday night, members of the House of Representatives approved the Epstein Files Transparency Act with only a single member voting against the measure. The bill passed 427-1 and creates a searchable database of the information, with the provision that the DOJ can withhold any information that jeopardizes ongoing investigations.
According to Reuters, the Senate quickly passed the bill, and it is expected to be signed into law by President Donald Trump.
Congress not only voted to release the Epstein files; we voted to create a searchable database for the American people to go in and see what’s in them.
— Josh Hawley (@HawleyMO) November 19, 2025
Once the President signs the bill, I think we’re going to learn a lot about a lot of people pic.twitter.com/OiF6R40DDp
Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., spoke about the passage on the Jesse Waters show on Fox News and posted a clip of the interview where he stated, “We’re gonna find out a lot about a lot of folks.” He expressed his interest in reading the information for himself.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., celebrated the passage in a post on X, calling it “a major victory for the survivors who’ve waited decades for the truth.”
“Americans are done being lied to. These survivors deserve full transparency. Every document, every truth, every name,” she stated. Then she vowed, “And if those names reach me, I will read them on the House floor.”