Bill passes to U.S. Senate after House votes to make more Epstein files public

The US House has voted overwhelmingly to pass a bill to force the Justice Department to publicly release its files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

It’s a remarkable display of approval for an effort that had struggled for months to overcome opposition from President Donald Trump and Republican leadership.

Trump now says he will sign the bill if it passes the Senate.

Tuesday’s vote showed the pressure mounting on lawmakers and the Trump administration to meet long-held demands that the Justice Department release it’s case files on Epstein.