H.Res. 589

[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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