Tell Congress to end the Epstein files coverup!

Right now, the Department of Justice is sitting on an estimated 3 million pages of records that could show who enabled Jeffrey Epstein’s trafficking network—and survivors still can’t get the complete, unredacted files about their own abuse.

“I feel like the Department of Justice has really made us feel unsafe.”—Dani Bensky, Epstein survivor

The Epstein Files Transparency Act (EFTA), signed November 19, 2025, gave the DOJ 30 days to release its full record on Jeffrey Epstein’s trafficking network. The major release didn’t begin until January 30, 2026—six weeks late.

When the files came out, the redaction process was so careless that the department later admitted to redaction errors.¹ Survivors’ names, dates of birth, phone numbers, and addresses were left exposed in the documents, while elsewhere in the same release, other persons’ names, including potential perpetrators were blacked out.

“Not only were our names not redacted, but there [was] personal information out there that can hurt us—addresses, IDs, phone numbers that connect us to now and the future. That is very dangerous for us.”—Marina Lacerda, Epstein survivor²

The DOJ refuses to say when—or whether—the rest will ever be released.

The DOJ is dragging its feet

Meanwhile, new Attorney General Todd Blanche has faced questions for months about who else should be held responsible. Asked whether people who spent time with Epstein could face prosecution, this was his answer earlier this year:

“It’s not a crime to party with Mr. Epstein. So as horrible as it—it’s not a crime to e-mail with Mr. Epstein.”—Todd Blanche³

He has also said no new criminal charges are likely to come from the files at all. Millions of pages later, the department in charge of them says association isn’t a crime. Survivors are still waiting for the accountability the law promised them.⁴

Accountability is still possible

Congress already told the DOJ, by law, to hand these records over. No survivor, no state prosecutor, no member of Congress had any way to force compliance, because the original law never gave anyone that power.

We can change that.

To fix the gaps in the EFTA, on July 15, 2026, Representatives Thomas Massie, Ro Khanna, and Teresa Leger Fernández introduced H.R. 9694 (the Epstein Files Transparency Act II).⁵ Drafted alongside survivors and state law enforcement, this bill gives survivors, state attorneys general, and Congress the legal tools to make compliance mandatory.⁶

H.R. 9694 is a bipartisan bill that:

Grants survivors, state attorneys general, district attorneys, and members of Congress the right to sue the Attorney General over unlawful withholding or redaction of Epstein-related records
Guarantees survivors access to their own complete, unredacted records, including FBI reports
Subjects DOJ and FBI officials to federal criminal penalties for concealing or misrepresenting covered files
Requires unredacted records to be provided to state and local prosecutors pursuing their own investigations
Prohibits agencies from invoking common-law privileges to avoid disclosure

Help us force a vote!

The Speaker of the House did not schedule H.R. 9694 for a vote before the August recess, despite another extended break looming ahead of November’s midterm elections. So the bipartisan group filed Discharge Petition No. 27⁷ which launched on September 1, 2026 to bypass leadership and create a path to force the bill onto the floor. If 218 representatives sign, they can move the bill forward without waiting for the Speaker to act. Within just days, 106 representatives had signed on.

But now lawmakers have even less time together in Washington to build momentum behind H.R. 9694. House leadership has just canceled the final two voting weeks of September, meaning most representatives are expected to leave after September 17 and remain in their districts until after the midterm elections.

That’s where we come in! We need as many representatives as possible to act!

Join us in calling members of Congress to:
→ Sign Discharge Petition No. 27 and help secure the 218 signatures needed to move H.R. 9694 forward.
→ Bring the Epstein Files Transparency Act II to a vote as soon as the discharge process allows.
→ Vote to pass H.R. 9694 and give survivors and prosecutors stronger tools to uncover the truth and pursue justice.

Congress has the power to finish what it started. That starts with passing H.R. 9694 and giving survivors the accountability they were promised.

Notes:

https://www.freedomunited.org/advocate/end-the-epstein-coverup/

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