The main congressional “Epstein vote” people refer to already happened on November 18, 2025, when the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which was then quickly approved by the Senate and signed into law the next day.

What the “Epstein vote” was

  • The phrase usually refers to the vote on the Epstein Files Transparency Act (H.R. 4405) , a bill ordering the Justice Department to release Jeffrey Epstein–related case files, with certain protections for sensitive information.
  • The House held its vote on November 18, 2025, just before 3 p.m. Eastern, and passed the bill 427–1 under a suspension of the rules (a fast‑track procedure that requires a two‑thirds majority).

What happened after the vote

  • The Senate agreed to pass the bill as soon as it received it from the House, and it cleared the Senate by unanimous consent on November 19, 2025.
  • Donald Trump signed the bill into law on the evening of November 19, 2025, starting a 30‑day clock for the attorney general to release the files, which put the statutory release deadline around December 19, 2025.

Current status and “latest news”

  • As of early January 2026, news coverage indicates that only a portion of the Epstein‑related records have actually been released, with the Justice Department saying it still has a large volume of documents to review and produce.
  • Congress has continued oversight actions – for example, the House Oversight Committee recently approved subpoenas for figures connected to Epstein, including billionaire Les Wexner and executors of Epstein’s estate, indicating the issue is still very active politically.

If you meant another “Epstein vote”

  • There is currently no widely reported, upcoming repeat “Epstein vote” on a new release bill; the key legislative vote already occurred in November 2025.
  • If you were asking about a specific committee vote, impeachment‑style action, or a state‑level proceeding with “Epstein” in the name, more detail (which body, what country, what bill/issue) would be needed, since public coverage right now is centered on the 2025 federal transparency act and follow‑up oversight rather than a new scheduled floor vote.

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