Rep. Bell Introduces EPSTEIN Act to Create Independent Commission for Investigating Jeffrey Epstein Files
The EPSTEIN Act is currently in the early stages of the legislative process. It was recently sent to the House Committee on the Judiciary for review. There are no upcoming votes scheduled at this time.
While there is a lot of public interest in these files, bills that create new commissions with broad subpoena powers often face significant opposition and rarely make it to a final vote.
Department of Justice employees, including those at the FBI and U.S. Attorneys' Offices, would face heightened scrutiny and oversight from this commission. They would be required to furnish all requested information in publicly available, searchable formats. While DOJ employees are barred from serving on the commission, they could be compelled to testify or produce evidence via subpoena.
“Upon request of the Chairperson or Vice-Chairperson of the Commission, the head of a Federal agency shall furnish such information to the Commission in a publicly available, searchable and downloadable format with all unclassified records, documents, communications, and investigative materials.”
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
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Official Title
EPSTEIN Act
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