Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., collected enough signatures Wednesday to force a House vote on legislation that would compel the Department of Justice to release its remaining files connected to Jeffrey Epstein, bypassing Republican leadership for the second time in a year.
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On Wednesday, Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., gathered enough signatures to compel a House vote on legislation that would force the Department of Justice to release its lingering files related to Jeffrey Epstein, bypassing Republican leadership for the second time in a year.
On social media, Massie announced that his discharge petition for the Epstein Files Transparency Act II had “reached the required 218 signatures.”
According to a story by Newsmax, Democratic Reps. Adam Smith of Washington and John Garamendi of California were the final signers.
In addition, joining Massie were three other Republicans — Reps. Nancy Mace and Ralph Norman, both of South Carolina, and Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania — and every House Democrat in signing.
On Aug. 31, Massie filed the petition with Teresa Leger Fernandez, D-N.M, Reps. and Ro Khanna, D-Calif. It had been stalled at 216 signatures since mid-September.
🚨Massie read the names of people who should be investigated and prosecuted over Epstein. Trump wasn’t one of them. 216 signatures. Just 2 more required to force a vote on the Epstein Files Transparency Act ll. Trump BETTER be added to his list! https://t.co/MpNK5HBvZA
— 💕 Brittany Belle 💕 (@BrittanyinTexas) November 10, 2026
Seven legislative days must pass after a petition reaches 218 signatures before a motion to discharge the measure can be considered, under House rules.
But the Department of Justice countered by saying it has released more than three million pages under that law, though it earlier said it had gathered more than six million pages.
The department insists that it published every document the law asked for and that the rest were duplicative, unconnected to Epstein, or privileged.
Still, Massie has accused the department of holding back material, saying in July that it “continues to unlawfully withhold over 3 million Epstein files.” He has also criticized what he called heavy redactions in the documents that were released.
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