--- description: The House votes on bipartisan legislation that forces the Department of Justice to release files related to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. title: Watch Live: House Votes to Release Epstein Files image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5561579c24f96b73/6998cbc793610c123cc3031f/AP25322662255584.jpg?branch=production ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Washington](/tag/washington/) ## Washington Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Watch Live: House Votes on Bill to Release Epstein Files After Trump Shift by [TIME Video](/author/time-video/) ## TIME Video Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 18, 2025 7:01 PM CUT  U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) speaks with reporters following a press conference with survivors of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in front of the U.S. Capitol building on November 18, 2025 in Washington, D.C. The House is expected to vote today on the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which instructs the U.S. Department of Justice to release all files related to the late convicted sex offender and accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Sipa USA)(Sipa via AP Images) U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) speaks with reporters following a press conference with survivors of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in front of the U.S. Capitol building on November 18, 2025 in Washington, D.C. The House is expected to vote today on the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which instructs the U.S. Department of Justice to release all files related to the late convicted sex offender and accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Sipa USA)(Sipa via AP Images)Sipa USA via AP—Sipa USA by [TIME Video](/author/time-video/) ## TIME Video Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 18, 2025 7:01 PM CUT The House of Representatives votes on bipartisan legislation that forces the Department of Justice to release files related to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The vote comes after President Donald Trump abruptly urged Republicans in the chamber to support it. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/7334892/watch-house-votes-release-epstein-files/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/7334892/watch-house-votes-release-epstein-files/"},"headline":"Watch Live: House Votes on Bill to Release Epstein Files After Trump Shift","datePublished":"2025-11-18T19:01:07.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-11T00:34:47.752Z","description":"The House votes on bipartisan legislation that forces the Department of Justice to release files related to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.","url":"https://time.com/7334892/watch-house-votes-release-epstein-files/","keywords":["Washington","video"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5561579c24f96b73/6998cbc793610c123cc3031f/AP25322662255584.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Video","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-video/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5561579c24f96b73/6998cbc793610c123cc3031f/AP25322662255584.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"DC: House Holds Vote on Release of Epstein Files","caption":"DC: House Holds Vote on Release of Epstein Files","creditText":"Sipa USA via AP—Sipa USA","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/washington/","name":"Washington"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/7334892/watch-house-votes-release-epstein-files/","name":"Watch Live: House Votes on Bill to Release Epstein Files After Trump Shift"}}]}] ```