Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., walks from the chamber to speak with reporters after the final vote to bring the longest government shutdown in history to an end, at the Capitol in Washington on Nov. 12, 2025. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo)
The vote is expected on Tuesday afternoon at 2 p.m.
The legislation is a bipartisan product by Reps. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., and Thomas Massie, R-Ky. Massie has been known to be a frequent critic of both Johnson and President Donald Trump.
Despite that, Trump gave House Republicans his blessing to vote for the bill on Sunday night.
House GOP leaders had vehemently opposed the legislation for months, arguing it was written in a way that did not provide sufficient protections for innocents while also claiming it was unnecessary given the ongoing bipartisan investigation into Epstein's crimes.
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That probe, led by the House Oversight Committee, has produced tens of thousands of pages of documents both from the DOJ and Epstein's estate.
Johnson made clear he still held concerns about the bill's language and said he hoped it would be changed when the legislation was sent to the Senate.
Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell were both indicted on federal sex trafficking charges stemming from Epstein's years of abuse of underage girls. (Joe Schildhorn/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)
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Johnson said he brought his concerns to Massie and Khanna but was told, in essence, "Jump in the Potomac."
Massie and Khanna, for their part, held a press conference alongside one of the bill's GOP supporters, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., on Tuesday morning.
"Don't muck it up in the Senate. Don't get too cute. We're all paying attention," Massie warned. "If you want to add some additional protections for these survivors, go for it. But if you do anything that prevents any disclosure, you are not for the people, and you are not part of this effort. Do not muck it up in the Senate."
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