The House is set to consider a new push to release Justice Department records related to Jeffrey Epstein after lawmakers secured enough signatures to force the legislation toward a floor vote, bypassing Republican leaders.

Rep. John Garamendi, a California Democrat, signed the discharge petition Wednesday, providing the 218th and final signature needed to trigger the process. The move could bring the measure before the House later this month.

The bill, known as the Epstein Files Transparency Act II, would allow survivors of Epstein’s abuse and state attorneys general to sue the Justice Department in federal court to compel the release of additional materials related to the late sex offender. It also would give members of Congress the ability to demand unredacted files from the department.

The successful petition drew support from four Republicans: Reps. Thomas Massie of Kentucky, Nancy Mace and Ralph Norman of South Carolina, and Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania. Massie introduced the bill.

Neither Massie nor Garamendi immediately responded to a request for comment.

The legislation follows the original Epstein Files Transparency Act, which passed in November 2025 after a prolonged effort by Massie and Rep. Ro Khanna, a California Democrat, to force the release of Justice Department records related to Epstein.

The department subsequently released a large trove of documents, but lawmakers and victims criticized the disclosure as late and incomplete. The new measure seeks to provide additional avenues for obtaining records that remain unreleased.

By completing the discharge petition, supporters have cleared a procedural hurdle that allows them to sidestep House Republican leadership and move the proposal toward a vote. The petition does not itself enact the bill, but it sets in motion a process for the House to consider it.