US lawmaker Thomas Massie says Epstein files petition got enough signatures to force vote

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The Republican Representative says that he is working with Democratic Representatives Pramila Jayapal, Teresa Leger Fernandez, and Ro Khanna to get the bill a vote soon after it reached 218 signatures.

US Republican Representative Thomas Massie has said that his discharge petition for the Epstein Files Transparency Act II has reached 218 signatures, the threshold needed to force a vote in the House of Representatives.

"This morning we reached the required 218 signatures on my discharge petition for Epstein Files Transparency Act II!" Massie said on X on Wednesday.

The Kentucky Republican said he is working with Democratic Representatives Pramila Jayapal, Teresa Leger Fernandez, and Ro Khanna to "get this to the floor for a vote soon," he said.

Massie introduced the bill on July 15 with Khanna and Leger Fernandez. Democratic Senators Jeff Merkley and Ben Ray Lujan are leading the Senate version.

The bill would let state attorneys general, district attorneys, members of Congress, and Epstein's victims sue the US attorney general for withholding, redacting, delaying, or failing to publish Epstein-related records.

The bill would also give victims access to full, unredacted records about themselves, including FBI interview reports.

It would require the Justice Department to give state and local prosecutors the unredacted records they need, including secure access to classified materials.

"Since the Epstein Files Transparency Act was signed into law on November 19, 2025, the Department of Justice has flagrantly and consistently ignored EFTA's disclosure requirements," Massie said in a July 15 statement introducing the bill.

"The Department of Justice continues to unlawfully withhold over 3 million Epstein files that should be released to the public. In addition, the DOJ is unlawfully maintaining heavy redactions on the files it is releasing," he added.

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