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In it, they said military and intelligence members can refuse the administration's illegal orders.
Claudia Rosales, NPR News, the Capitol.
The Senate quickly approved the bill by voice vote after the plan drew near-unanimous support in the House.
For much of the year, President Trump fought the release of the government records tied to the disgraced financier and convicted sex offender.
But President Trump reversed his stance once the momentum shifted for passage of the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
The legislation directs the Justice Department to release the records within 30 days, allowing limited exceptions to withhold any information.
The bill's authors, Kentucky Republican Thomas Massey and California Democrat Ro Khanna, warn the Trump Justice Department will face legal action if it does not fully comply.
The Senate quickly approved the bill by voice vote after the plan drew near-unanimous support in the House.
For much of the year, President Trump fought the release of the government records tied to the disgraced financier and convicted sex offender.
But President Trump reversed his stance once the momentum shifted for passage of the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
The legislation directs the Justice Department to release the records within 30 days.
allowing limited exceptions to withhold any information.
The bill's authors, Kentucky Republican Thomas Massey and California Democrat Ro Khanna, warn the Trump Justice Department will face legal action if it does not fully comply.
This is something that dragged out for much of the year, but then it came together rather quickly in a matter of days.
But first, a little bit of background.
Massey was working alongside California Democrat Ro Khanna, and they started what's known as a discharge petition four months ago.
It's an arcane procedure, skips committees, leadership to force a floor vote with signatures from a simple House majority.
And they hit that mark last week.