1. United States
2. Ohio
3. Letter

I am writing to urge immediate congressional action to enforce the Epstein Files Transparency Act, a bipartisan law requiring the Department of Justice to release all unclassified records related to Jeffrey Epstein. The Act mandated disclosure within 30 days. That deadline passed over a month ago. DOJ has released only a small fraction of the records and has failed to provide the required reporting to Congress explaining redactions and withholdings. More troubling, DOJ has now argued in court that the Act is effectively unenforceable—that no judge may compel compliance or oversee the process. This position undermines Congress’s authority, weakens oversight, and denies victims the transparency the law promised. This is not about targeting any individual named in the files. It is about whether victims receive timely transparency, whether laws passed by Congress carry force, and whether executive agencies may simply ignore statutory mandates. Because DOJ has placed the enforceability of this law in doubt, Congress must act. I urge you to conduct immediate oversight hearings, require sworn reporting on DOJ’s compliance, authorize independent oversight if necessary, and use Congress’s legislative and appropriations powers to enforce mandatory transparency. A law passed overwhelmingly by Congress cannot be allowed to become optional. Survivors—and the public—deserve better.