H.R. 9679 Introduced Crime and Law Enforcement

REDACT Act

To provide a private cause of action for exposure of personally identifiable information of victims or victims' personal or medical files or similar files the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy in releasing documents under the Epstein Files Transparency Act.

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To President
  6. Became law
Sponsor Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] Introduced July 14, 2026 Cosponsors 1 (1 R) Latest action July 14, 2026

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  1. Jul 14, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  2. Jul 14, 2026 Introduced in House

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