U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB9694: Epstein Files Transparency Act II
Status: In committee, July 15, 2026
To amend the Epstein Files Transparency Act with respect to enforcement by an attorney general of a State, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To amend the Epstein Files Transparency Act with respect to enforcement by an attorney general of a State, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, July 15, 2026:
To amend the Epstein Files Transparency Act with respect to enforcement by an attorney general of a State, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Epstein Files Transparency Act II . SECTION 2. Enforcement the Epstein files transparency act (a) Enforcement to the Epstein files transparency act The Epstein Files Transparency Act ( Public Law 119-38 ; 139 Stat. 656) is amended by adding at the end the following: SECTION 4. Enforcement by attorney general of a state and by victims (a) Action authorized (1) In general The attorney general of a State, a district attorney, or other authorized State officer may bring an action on behalf of such State or the residents thereof, and a victim may bring action on behalf of such victim, against the Attorney General of the United States alleging an unlawful withholding, redaction, delay, removal, concealment, failure to publish, failure to produce, or failure to justify a withholding or redaction of a record, document, communication, or investigative material described in section 2(a), in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, in any United States district court located in the State on behalf of which the action is brought by an attorney general of a State, district attorney, or other authorized state officer, or, in …
Sponsors
- Thomas Massie (R, HD-004) · primary sponsor
- Ro Khanna (D)
- Teresa Fernandez (D, HD-NM-3)
- Yassamin Ansari (D, HD-003)
- Nancy Mace (R, HD-001)
- Wesley Bell (D, HD-001)
- Melanie Stansbury (D)
- Al Green (D, HD-009)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Law
Common questions
- What is HB9694?
- HB9694 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Epstein Files Transparency Act II.
- What does HB9694 do?
- In its own words: To amend the Epstein Files Transparency Act with respect to enforcement by an attorney general of a State, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB9694?
- In committee as of July 15, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (July 15, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB9694?
- Thomas Massie (R, HD-004), with 7 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB9694?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9694
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