Trump Action Archive

Supporting reports

• Congressional vote on releasing Epstein files — Donald Trump is facing a potential congressional vote on releasing files related to Jeffrey Epstein, following a failed attempt to persuade two female members of Congress, Lauren Boebert and Nancy Mace, to withdraw their support for a discharge petition. The petition, which has gained enough signatures to force a vote, could lead to the release of emails suggesting Trump's prior knowledge of Epstein's activities. The vote, if passed, would still require Senate approval and could be vetoed by Trump, but it poses a political risk by potentially alienating his base.
• House Speaker Johnson announces floor vote on Epstein files disclosure bill — House Speaker Mike Johnson announced Wednesday that he would bring a bill compelling the release of government files related to Jeffrey Epstein to a full House floor vote the following week. The announcement came hours after Democrat Adelita Grijalva was sworn in as Arizona's representative, becoming the 218th signature on a discharge petition that automatically triggers the vote. Johnson, who opposes the bill, scheduled the vote earlier than required under discharge petition rules. Republicans anticipate significant cross-party support for passage.
• House Republicans attempted to pass Epstein Files bill by unanimous consent to avoid recorded votes — Speaker Mike Johnson and Rep. Tim Burchett sought unanimous consent to pass the Epstein Files Transparency Act without a roll call vote, allowing Republicans to avoid being recorded voting yes or no while Trump threatened them. Democrats objected, and the Republican chair ruled the request out of order. The discharge petition had reached 218 signatures, forcing a floor vote next week. Rep. Jim McGovern revealed the procedure would have given the speaker authority to postpone or never send the bill to the Senate, and would have shielded Republicans from any up-or-down vote.
• Speaker Johnson announced plan to repeal DOJ surveillance provision — Speaker Mike Johnson announced that he will bring a bill to the floor next week to repeal the provision allowing senators to sue DOJ for surveillance. Johnson stated he will personally lobby Senate Republicans to take up the bill once it passes the House and will urge senators to back it. However, the bulletin notes the bill will likely die in the Senate.
• Speaker Johnson refused to commit to floor vote on ACA subsidies — Speaker Mike Johnson was asked whether he would bring a bill to extend ACA subsidies to the floor of the House if it passes the Senate. Johnson refused to guarantee a vote, stating that Republicans would demand reforms before anything like that was possible and that the process would need to go through normal channels. The bulletin notes that the author predicted a 0% chance of the bill reaching the House floor.
• Speaker Mike Johnson announced floor vote on Epstein files for next week — Speaker Mike Johnson told CNN that the House will hold a full floor vote on the Epstein files discharge petition when Congress returns the following week. Johnson had previously stated the petition was "reckless" and "moot," but announced the vote after the petition was signed.