Privacy Protections for Victims in Epstein File Releases
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While protecting victims is a popular idea, bills that allow people to sue the government for large amounts of money often face strong opposition due to the cost to taxpayers.
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The bill waives the government's sovereign immunity, letting people sue the United States when a federal officer, employee, or agent fails to redact a victim's private or medical information before releasing Epstein files. Agencies handling the document release now face direct legal and financial exposure, including mandatory $50,000 statutory damages per violation, which raises the stakes for staff doing the redaction work.
“The United States expressly waives sovereign immunity with respect to actions brought under this subsection.”
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
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Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
REDACT Act
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