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Petition To Release Epstein Files Crosses Key Congressional Threshold

Grijalva signed the discharge petition immediately after taking her oath, bringing it to the 218-signature threshold.

Petition To Release Epstein Files Crosses Key Congressional Threshold
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This article1 analysis · Oct 13, 2026
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A discharge petition to advance legislation for releasing Epstein-related records reached 218 signatures after newly sworn-in Rep. Adelita Grijalva signed it. The threshold opens a path to a possible House floor vote, though procedural steps remain.

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Representative who supplied the petition's final signature

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Thomas Massie
R · KY-4

Representative who filed the discharge petition

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Nancy Mace
R · SC-1

Representative who signed the discharge petition

Attorney General referenced in the proposal's permitted redactions

Mike Johnson
R · LA-4

Speaker of the House; delayed Grijalva's swearing-in and stated he would not block a qualifying floor vote

Representative who signed the discharge petition

Raúl M. Grijalva
Former U.S. Representative (D-AZ)

Former Representative and Adelita Grijalva's late father

Marjorie Taylor Greene
Former U.S. Representative (R-GA)

Representative who signed the discharge petition

Ro Khanna
D · CA-17

Representative identified as a co-sponsor of the records-release legislation

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Adelita Grijalva Adds 218th Signature to Epstein Files Petition

Outlets agree that Adelita Grijalva supplied the 218th signature on a petition seeking a House vote on releasing Epstein-related files, clearing the way for the vote. Left-leaning outlets tie the petition to Grijalva’s delayed swearing-in and frame the release effort as politically consequential. Center outlets mostly emphasize the signature’s procedural effect and the next steps, while also reporting political disputes around the files. Right-leaning outlets similarly focus on the petition’s threshold and path toward a House vote.

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