# 119-s-2557: Epstein Files Transparency Act

119-s-2557, Epstein Files Transparency Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (D-OR); status introduced (as of 2026-08-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-2557
- Congress: 119
- Title: Epstein Files Transparency Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-07-30
- Sponsor: Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (D-OR)
- Cosponsors: 27
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-11

## Summary

**Public release of DOJ records on Jeffrey Epstein and associates.** This bill would require the Attorney General to publish, within 30 days of enactment, all unclassified Department of Justice records related to Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, and connected investigations, individuals, entities, and proceedings, while restricting redactions for reputational or political reasons and requiring written justifications and reports to Congress. - Victims and witnesses would see more case material become public, though personally identifying victim or child-witness personal or medical information and child pornography may still be withheld. - Journalists, researchers, and the public would gain searchable, downloadable files including flight logs, communications, internal DOJ records, and documentation of detention or death. - Government officials, public figures, and foreign dignitaries could not be withheld or delayed just for reputational or political sensitivity and would be listed to Congress when named in the released records. - Ongoing investigations and national security information could receive narrow, temporary redactions to avoid jeopardy, but each redaction would require a written public justification and an unclassified summary if full declassification is not possible.

## Cosponsors (27)

- Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM), 2025-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (D-IL), 2025-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] (D-NY), 2025-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2025-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2025-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] (D-NM), 2025-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO] (D-CO), 2025-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT), 2025-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (D-MD), 2025-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2025-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2025-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2025-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Alsobrooks, Angela D. [D-MD] (D-MD), 2025-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2025-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] (D-VA), 2025-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] (D-RI), 2025-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] (D-NH), 2025-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] (D-DE), 2025-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] (D-OR), 2025-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] (D-HI), 2025-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] (I-VT), 2025-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] (D-IL), 2025-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] (D-CO), 2025-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] (D-WI), 2025-07-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] (D-NV), 2025-07-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] (R-AK), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] (R-KY), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Justice Department release of Epstein files: benefit, low. If enacted, the Attorney General would have to publish, within 30 days, all unclassified Justice Department records about Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, and related investigations. Records must be searchable and downloadable and include FBI and U.S. Attorney files, flight and travel logs, plea…

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## Sources
- [119-s-2557 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2557)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2557 (as of 2026-08-11).