[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 589 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. RES. 589
Providing for the public release of certain documents, records, and
communications related to the investigation of Jeffrey Epstein.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 17, 2025
Mr. Norman (for himself, Ms. Foxx, Mrs. Fischbach, Mr. Roy, Mrs.
Houchin, Mr. Langworthy, Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia, Mr. Griffith, and
Mr. Jack) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
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RESOLUTION
Providing for the public release of certain documents, records, and
communications related to the investigation of Jeffrey Epstein.
``SECTION 1. RELEASE OF DOCUMENTS RELATING TO JEFFREY EPSTEIN.
``(a) In General.--Not later than 30 days after the date of
enactment of this Resolution, the Attorney General shall, subject to
subsection (b), make publicly available in a searchable and
downloadable format all credible:
``(1) documents, records, and communications, including
metadata, in the possession of the Department of Justice,
including the Federal Bureau of Investigation and United States
Attorneys' Offices, referring or related to the investigation
of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.
``(2) documents, records, and communications, including
metadata, between or among Department of Justice employees,
including the Federal Bureau of Investigation and United States
Attorney's Offices, referring or relating to the investigation
of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.
``(3) documents, records, and communications, including
metadata, referring or relating to United States v. Maxwell,
United States v. Jeffrey Epstein, and Farmer v. United States.
``(4) documents, records, and communications, including
metadata, related to Jeffrey Epstein's detention or death,
including any investigation into his death.
``(b) Prohibited Grounds for Withholding.--No record shall be
withheld, delayed, or redacted on the basis of any of the following:
``(1) Embarrassment, reputational harm, or political
sensitivity, including to any government official, public
figure, or foreign dignitary.
``(c) Permitted Withholdings.--
``(1) The Attorney General may withhold or redact the
segregable portions of records that--
``(A) contain personally identifiable information
of victims of sexual abuse or human trafficking or such
victims' personal and medical files and similar files
the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly
unwarranted invasion of personal privacy, including
information that could reasonably be used to unmask or
identify such victims of sexual abuse or human
trafficking;
``(B) depicts child pornography, constitutes child
sexual abuse or similar materials;
``(C) would jeopardize an active Federal
investigation or ongoing prosecution, provided that
such withholding is narrowly tailored;
``(D) would violate, if disclosed, Rule 6(e) of the
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure by disclosing
information that reveals the identities of witnesses or
jurors, the substance of testimony before the grand
jury, the strategy or direction of the grand jury's
investigation, or the deliberations or questions of
jurors, provided that the withholding of information
that was coincidentally before the grand jury and can
be revealed in such a manner that its disclosure would
not elucidate the inner workings of the grand jury is
not permitted;
``(E) depicts or contains images of death, physical
abuse, or injury of any person;
``(F) contain information specifically authorized
under criteria established by an Executive order to be
kept secret in the interest of national defense or
foreign policy and are in fact properly classified
pursuant to such Executive order; and
``(G) are demonstrably false or unauthenticated.
``(2) All redactions must be accompanied by a written
justification published in the Federal Register and submitted
to Congress.
``(3) To the extent that any covered information would
otherwise be redacted or withheld as classified information,
the Attorney General shall declassify that classified
information to the maximum extent possible.
``(A) If the Attorney General makes a determination
that covered information may not be declassified and
made available in a manner that protects the national
security of the United States, including methods or
sources related to national security, the Attorney
General shall release an unclassified summary for each
of the redacted or withheld classified information.
``(4) All decisions to classify any covered information
after July 1, 2025, shall be published in the Federal Register
and submitted to Congress, including the date of
classification, the identity of the classifying authority, and
an unclassified summary of the justification.
``SEC. 3. REPORT TO CONGRESS.
``Within 15 days of completion of the release required under
Section 2, the Attorney General shall submit to the House and Senate
Committees on the Judiciary a report listing:
``(1) All categories of records released and withheld.
``(2) A summary of redactions made, including legal basis.
``(3) A list of all government officials and politically
exposed persons named or referenced in the released materials,
with no redactions permitted under subsection (b)(1).''.
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