House Passes Epstein Files Bill 427–1, Ordering DOJ to Release Secret Case Documents

The House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bill ordering the release of the Justice Department’s files on the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, voting 427–1 in a rare display of near-unanimous bipartisan agreement. The only vote against the measure came from Republican Rep. Clay Higgins.

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00:00On this vote, the yeas are 427, the nays are 1,

00:27two-thirds being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed,

00:33and without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table.

00:57Pursuant to Clause 8, Rule 20, the unfinished business is the vote on ordering the previous question

01:06on House Resolution 879, on which the yeas and nays are ordered.

01:11The clerk will report the title of the resolution.

01:13House Calendar No. 47, House Resolution 879.

01:18Resolution provided for consideration of the joint resolution, Senate Joint Resolution 80,

01:22providing for congressional disapproval under Chapter 8 of Title 5, United States Code,

01:28of the rules submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to

01:31National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska, Integrated Activity Plan Record of Decision,

01:36providing for consideration of the joint resolution, House Joint Resolution 130,

01:41providing for congressional disapproval under Chapter 8 of Title 5, United States Code,

01:45of the rules submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to

01:49Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program Record of Decision,

02:10providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution, House Concurrent Resolution 58,

02:15announcing the horrors of socialism, providing for consideration of the bill,

02:19H.R. 1949, to repeal restrictions on the export of import of natural gas,

02:26providing for consideration of the bill, H.R. 3109, to require the Secretary of Energy to direct

02:32the National Petroleum Council, to issue a report with respect to the petrochemical refineries

02:37in the United States and for other purposes, providing for consideration of the bill,

02:41H.R. 5107, to repeal the Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Amendment Act of 2022,

02:48enacted by the District of Columbia Council, providing for consideration of the bill,

02:53H.R. 5214, to require mandatory pretrial and post-conviction detention for crimes of violence

03:00and dangerous crimes and require mandatory cash bail for certain offenses that pose a threat to the

03:06public safety or order in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes, and for other purposes.

03:10The question is on order in the previous question. Members will record their vote by electronic

03:17device. This is a five-minute vote.

03:40The first one, please sign up for a second.

03:41A second time, please.

03:42The next time, please do.

03:46The second time, please.

03:47See you next week.

03:50Here we go.

03:52You're getting married.

03:54The next time we have come.

03:56The next time we have been running.

03:57You're getting married.

03:58You're getting married.

04:00It's a five-minute move.

04:04You're getting married.

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