A bipartisan petition to force a House vote on the Epstein Files Transparency Act II, backed by Reps. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., and Ro Khanna, D-Calif., has reached 218 signatures, the number needed to move the measure forward.
The proposal would let survivors and certain state officials challenge the unlawful withholding of Epstein records. It would also give survivors a way to privately obtain records about their own abuse, while protecting other victims’ private information. The Sexual Violence Prevention Association, a survivor advocacy organization, has endorsed the bill.
The bill has not passed, and the petition does not automatically release additional records. Procedural steps remain before a House vote, and no vote date has been confirmed.