UPDATE: All But ONE Republican Votes 'No' On Measure Demanding the Release of Epstein Files | JP

On Jul 15, 2025

Yesterday, we brought you a story about Democrat Rep. Ro Khanna introducing a bill amendment that would force the release of the Epstein files.

Full scoop on that here:

House Democrat To Introduce Amendment Forcing Vote On Demanding Full Jeffrey Epstein Files Release

Today, that amendment was voted on by the House Rules Committee.

But, only one Republican voted ‘yes.’

‼️🇺🇸 UPDATE: All but ONE Republican voted to SHUT DOWN the bill demanding the preservation of and RELEASING the EPSTEIN FILES from the federal government. 👀pic.twitter.com/HnxgDT7iXd https://t.co/GMaiQvTV2h

— Diligent Denizen 🇺🇸 (@DiligentDenizen) July 15, 2025

The sole Republican who voted for the amendment was Rep. Ralph Norman of South Carolina.

Every single other member of the committee voted against it.

Here’s a full list of names:

Here are the “NO” votes:

Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC)
Rep. Michelle Fischbach (R-MN)
Rep. Erin Houchin (R-IN)
Rep. Nicholas A. Langworthy (R-NY)
Rep. Austin Scott (R-GA)
Rep. H. Morgan Griffith (R-VA)
Rep. Brian Jack (R-GA) pic.twitter.com/SSKKMAstIw

— Diligent Denizen 🇺🇸 (@DiligentDenizen) July 15, 2025

Specifically, the amendment would have been attacked to legislation on cryptocurrency.

It would have given AG Pam Bondi a 30-day deadline to release all files related to the Epstein case.

Republicans say they voted against the measure because it wasn’t related to cryptocurrency.

Axios has more details:

What happened: The House Rules Committee, which prepares legislation for votes on the House floor, voted 5 to 6 against attaching Khanna’s amendment to a procedural measure related to the GENIUS Act and a defense funding bill.

The measure would have forced Attorney General Pam Bondi to publish all documents related to Epstein on a “publicly accessible website” within 30 days of procedural measure being enacted.

Republicans said the amendment was not pertinent to the GENIUS Act, which would create the first regulatory framework for stablecoins, or the defense funding bill.

Yes, but: In a rare move, Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) crossed over and voted with the panel’s four Democrats in favor of attaching the amendment.

He told Axios earlier on Monday: “The public’s been asking for it. I think there are files. All of a sudden not to have files is a little strange, We’ll see how it plays out … I think the president will do the right thing.”

Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas), the other right-wing member of the panel who occasionally breaks with his party, did not vote.

We can only hope that maybe they’ll draft up a separate bill instead?

One thing is for sure, however. This isn’t the end of the Epstein case.

Now, we have Ghislaine Maxwell wanting to testify before Congress and Lara Trump saying that President Trump will set things straight.