# 119-hres-581: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 185) to advance responsible policies.

119-hres-581, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 185) to advance responsible policies., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Massie, Thomas [R-KY-4] (R-KY); status introduced (as of 2026-07-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hres-581
- Congress: 119
- Title: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 185) to advance responsible policies.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-07-15
- Sponsor: Rep. Massie, Thomas [R-KY-4] (R-KY)
- Cosponsors: 50
- Policy area: Congress
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-19

## Summary

**Full public transparency** for Justice Department records tied to Jeffrey Epstein and his network. This bill would require the Attorney General to release specified DOJ and FBI records within 30 days in a searchable, downloadable format and narrow the reasons records can be withheld. - Survivors and families would get access to a wide range of records tied to Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, including investigations, prosecutions, custodial matters, and documentation of detention or death. - The public and researchers would receive flight logs, travel records, manifests, pilot records, customs or immigration documents, and lists of entities with alleged ties to Epstein’s trafficking or financial networks. - The Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and U.S. Attorneys’ Offices would have to publish redaction justifications in the Federal Register and declassify to the maximum extent, with unclassified summaries required when classification blocks release. - For accountability, any classification decisions after July 1, 2025 must be published with date, classifying authority, and an unclassified justification, and the Attorney General must report to House and Senate Judiciary Committees within 15 days after the release listing categories released and withheld, a redaction summary, and all government officials and politically exposed persons named or referenced without allowing redactions for those names under the act’s prohibited grounds on withholding.

## Cosponsors (50)

- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2025-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Greene, Marjorie Taylor [R-GA-14] (R-GA), 2025-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2] (R-TN), 2025-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Burlison, Eric [R-MO-7] (R-MO), 2025-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Boebert, Lauren [R-CO-4] (R-CO), 2025-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ), 2025-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crane, Elijah [R-AZ-2] (R-AZ), 2025-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mills, Cory [R-FL-7] (R-FL), 2025-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barrett, Tom [R-MI-7] (R-MI), 2025-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2025-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller, Max L. [R-OH-7] (R-OH), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] (D-NY), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1] (R-SC), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2025-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Perez, Marie Gluesenkamp [D-WA-3] (D-WA), 2025-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ryan, Patrick [D-NY-18] (D-NY), 2025-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Self, Keith [R-TX-3] (R-TX), 2025-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2025-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2025-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2025-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pelosi, Nancy [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2025-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2025-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] (D-TX), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Friedman, Laura [D-CA-30] (D-CA), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pettersen, Brittany [D-CO-7] (D-CO), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Olszewski, Johnny [D-MD-2] (D-MD), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] (D-CA), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3] (D-AZ), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] (D-TX), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Randall, Emily [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Casar, Greg [D-TX-35] (D-TX), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6] (D-CO), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mannion, John W. [D-NY-22] (D-NY), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11] (D-OH), 2025-08-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15] (D-NY), 2025-08-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dexter, Maxine [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2025-08-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2025-08-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7] (D-MD), 2025-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1] (D-MO), 2025-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sykes, Emilia Strong [D-OH-13] (D-OH), 2025-09-03T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More public access to Epstein records: benefit, medium. This resolution would require the Attorney General to publish all unclassified DOJ records about Jeffrey Epstein and related people. The records would have to be searchable and downloadable and released within 30 days after enactment. Redactions would be allowed only for five narrow reasons. Those…

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## Sources
- [119-hres-581 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/581)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-581 (as of 2026-07-19).