Epstein Files Transparency Act

The Epstein Files Transparency Act would require the Attorney General to publicly release all unclassified records held by the Department of Justice (including the FBI and U.S. Attorney’s Offices) that relate to Jeffrey Epstein, his associates, and related matters, within 30 days of enactment. The release would cover a broad set of materials: investigations, prosecutions, flight logs, communications, immunity agreements, internal DOJ communications, documents about destruction or loss of records, and materials related to Epstein’s detention or death, among others. The goal is to increase government transparency by making these records publicly searchable and downloadable, while protecting sensitive information through narrowly tailored redactions. The bill tightens transparency rules by prohibiting withholding or redacting materials for reasons of embarrassment or political sensitivity, and it sets detailed conditions for redactions (privacy, child sexual abuse materials, active investigations, death/injury imagery, and certain national security classifications). It requires the Attorney General to publish justifications for redactions, pursue declassification wherever possible (and provide unclassified summaries if full declassification isn’t possible), and disclose classification decisions in the Federal Register and to Congress. A report to Congress would follow the release, listing categories of records made public or withheld, redaction rationales, and any named individuals appearing in the records. The act creates a structured pathway to publicly available Epstein-related documents and adds oversight through mandatory reporting.