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RepublicanBill · H.Res. 1430· House(119-HRES-1430)

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R.185) to advance responsible policies.

Rep. Massie
Age: 55 years
Kentucky
Introduced
7/15/2026
Last activity
8/31/2026 — Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr. Massie. Petition No: 119-27. (<a href="https://clerk.house.gov/DischargePetition/2026083127">Discharge petition</a> text with signatures.)
Sponsored by
Thomas Massie
Cosponsors
Republican - 1Democrat - 4
Congress
  1. Introduced

A House resolution is the House speaking for itself: stating a position, honouring someone, or setting its own rules. Adopting it is the whole process. Once the House agrees to it, it is officially the House's word; it is not a law, so the Senate and the President have no part in it.

What this bill would do

This resolution provides for the consideration of H.R. 185, known as the "Epstein Files Transparency Act II." The bill amends an existing law to allow state officials and victims to sue the U.S. Attorney General for unlawfully withholding or redacting records related to Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell's criminal network. It grants victims the right to access their own unredacted records and allows Members of Congress to request full access to these materials. Additionally, it establishes criminal penalties for DOJ or FBI employees who falsify or conceal required records. The bill also restricts the use of common law privileges to justify withholding information.

Yes

  • Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?+9

    Significantly increases transparency by mandating the release of records and penalizing the concealment of documents.

  • Does this leave more decisions to the states?+7

    Empowers state attorneys general and district attorneys to sue the federal government for access to investigative records.

  • Does this protect the right to fair treatment by the courts?+6

    Provides victims with a statutory right to access their own records and a legal mechanism to challenge government withholding.

The opposite

  • Does this give the federal government more power?-5

    Reduces the power of the Attorney General to withhold records and subjects federal officials to lawsuits and criminal penalties.