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Did Congress vote to release the Epstein files?

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On November 18, 2025, the House voted 427–1 on the bill to release all the Epstein files. (Only Republican Louisiana Rep. Clay Higgins voted β€œno.”) The Senate then unanimously agreed to send the legislation to U.S. Pres. Donald Trump for his signature. The action came days after Trump, faced with the likelihood that most Republicans would vote to release the files, ended his opposition, saying, β€œWe have nothing to hide,” and calling the scandal a β€œDemocrat hoax.” The president signed the Epstein Files Transparency Act into law the next day.