Discharge petition for Epstein Files Transparency Act
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A legislative mechanism used by Representative Thomas Massie to force a House vote on the Epstein Files Transparency Act; received the required 218 signatures on November 12, 2025, from 4 Republican and 214 Democratic representatives.
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Entities connected to Discharge petition for Epstein Files Transparency Act through shared intermediaries, but not directly linked.
Organization
U.S. Southern District of New York
Connected via: Thomas Massie, James Walkinshaw, Adelita Grijalva +5 more
Organization
U.S. House of Representatives
Connected via: Thomas Massie, James Walkinshaw, Adelita Grijalva +4 more
Document
Epstein Files Transparency Act
Connected via: Thomas Massie, James Walkinshaw, Adelita Grijalva +4 more
Connected via: Thomas Massie, James Walkinshaw, Adelita Grijalva +4 more
Connected via: Thomas Massie, James Walkinshaw, Adelita Grijalva +3 more
Key Relationships
Filed
- Person Thomas Massie - Representative Thomas Massie filed the discharge petition to force a House vote on releasing the Epstein files. Official Document
Part Of
- Person Thomas Massie - Thomas Massie was the first to file and was one of four Republican representatives who signed the discharge petition Official Document
- Person James Walkinshaw - Representative James Walkinshaw provided one of the final two signatures needed for the discharge petition Official Document
- Person Adelita Grijalva - Representative Grijalva's swearing-in provided the 218th signature needed to force the House vote on Epstein transpar... Official Document
- Document Epstein documents (20,000-plus released records) - The discharge petition is the mechanism used to force a vote on the Epstein Files Transparency Act once 218 signature... Credible Reporting
- Person Lauren Boebert - Lauren Boebert was one of four Republican representatives who signed the discharge petition Official Document
- Person Rep. Nancy Mace - Nancy Mace was one of four Republican representatives who signed the discharge petition Official Document
- Person Marjorie Taylor Greene - Marjorie Taylor Greene was one of four Republican representatives who signed the discharge petition Official Document
- Organization House Judiciary Committee - The discharge petition bypassed the House Judiciary Committee to force a floor vote Official Document
Mentioned In
- Person Thomas Massie - Thomas Massie filed the discharge petition to force a vote on the Epstein Files Transparency Act Official Document
- Person Adelita Grijalva - Grijalva promised to sign the discharge petition for the Epstein Files Transparency Act, with her signature being the... Credible Reporting
Associated With
- Person Thomas Massie - Representative Thomas Massie filed a discharge petition to force a House vote on the Epstein Files Transparency Act. Official Document
- Person James Walkinshaw - Representative James Walkinshaw signed the discharge petition for the Epstein Files Transparency Act. Official Document
- Person Adelita Grijalva - Representative Adelita Grijalva provided the 218th signature on the discharge petition. Official Document
- Person Lauren Boebert - Representative Lauren Boebert signed the discharge petition for the Epstein Files Transparency Act. Official Document
- Person Rep. Nancy Mace - Representative Nancy Mace signed the discharge petition for the Epstein Files Transparency Act. Official Document
- Person Marjorie Taylor Greene - Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene signed the discharge petition for the Epstein Files Transparency Act. Official Document
Connected To
- Person Adelita Grijalva - Grijalva promised to sign the discharge petition to force a vote on the Epstein Files Transparency Act, with her sign... Credible Reporting
- Document Epstein documents (20,000-plus released records) - The discharge petition is the procedural mechanism in the House that, if signed by 218 members, would force a vote on... Single Source
Source Documents & Evidence
“On September 2, 2025, (the first day the House was back in session after the August recess) Representative Thomas Massie moved to force the House to vote to require the Justice Department to release the files, through a discharge petition.”Accessed: 2026-02-21
“Democrats have criticized the delay as political and specifically motivated by Grijalva's promise to sign the discharge petition to force a vote on the Epstein Files Transparency Act as her signature would be the 218th signature, which is the mini...”Accessed: 2026-02-28
“El 12 de noviembre, esa petición reunió las 218 firmas mínimas exigidas —cuatro de representantes republicanos y doscientas catorce de demócratas—, lo que forzó a la Cámara de Representantes a someter el texto a votación.”Accessed: 2026-03-17
Added: 2026-02-21
· Updated: 2026-03-30
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