The Epstein Files Transparency Act II (EFTA II)
Because the initial bill passed in late 2025 gave the DOJ a 30-day window to release documents, Massie and Khanna argued the agency actively defied the law by abusing redaction provisions to conceal high-level corruption. To counter this, they introduced the Epstein Files Transparency Act II. The new bill introduces several aggressive enforcement mechanisms:
Private Right of Action: Crucially, EFTA II gives state attorneys general, local prosecutors, members of Congress, and the victims themselves the legal standing to sue the U.S. Attorney General in federal court if records are unlawfully hidden or redacted.
Criminal Penalties: The bill subjects DOJ and FBI officials to federal criminal penalties if they are found to have knowingly concealed, withheld, or misrepresented data.
Victim Empowerment:
It guarantees survivors the right to obtain full, unredacted records of their own testimonies and FBI FD-302 investigative reports.
Stripping Executive Privilege: It explicitly blocks the DOJ from citing common-law or deliberative-process privileges to evade congressional oversight.
The bill has set a fast-track procedural clock, meaning if the House leadership does not bring it to the floor quickly, the sponsors intend to bypass leadership using a discharge petition.
