美国众议员托马斯·马西（Thomas Massie，共和党-肯塔基州）、罗·康纳（Ro Khanna，民主党-加利福尼亚州）与特蕾莎·莱杰·费尔南德斯（Teresa Leger Fernández，民主党-新墨西哥州），以及参议员杰夫·默克利（Jeff Merkley，民主党-俄勒冈州）和本·雷·卢汉（Ben Ray Luján，民主党-新墨西哥州）共同发起了编号为H.R. 9694的《爱泼斯坦文件透明度法案II》1。该法案旨在通过赋予相关方起诉司法部的权利，强制其公开此前被扣留或过度删减的爱泼斯坦案相关文件1。
法案指控司法部在原《爱泼斯坦文件透明度法案》于2025年11月19日签署后，无视披露要求，非法扣留超过300万份爱泼斯坦文件，并对已发布文件进行了大量删减1。作为对原法案的补充，《爱泼斯坦文件透明度法案II》的核心条款赋予私人诉讼权（private right of action），允许州总检察长、地方检察官、国会议员和受害者起诉美国司法部长以强制合规1。
此外，若众议院在七个立法日内不审议该法案，将启动解除动议（discharge petition）程序1。新墨西哥州总检察长劳尔·托雷斯（Raúl Torrez）发表声明支持该立法，表示该法案能帮助获取调查所需的未删减记录1。
Members of the United States Congress, led by Representatives Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Ro Khanna (D-CA), have introduced H.R. 9694, titled the "Epstein Files Transparency Act II" 1. The legislation also counts among its sponsors Representative Teresa Leger Fernández (D-NM) as well as Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) 1. This bill aims to force the Department of Justice to release Epstein case documents that officials claim were improperly withheld or excessively redacted under the previous law signed on November 19, 2025 1.
The core mechanism of the new act is to grant a private right of action, enabling state attorneys general, local prosecutors, members of Congress, and victims to sue the Attorney General for non-compliance with disclosure requirements 1. Sponsors allege that since the original Epstein Files Transparency Act was enacted, the DOJ has illegally retained over 3 million related files while heavily editing those already made public 1. To accelerate legislative consideration, the bill includes a provision triggering a discharge petition if the House fails to deliberate on it within seven legislative days 1. New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez endorsed the measure, stating that such legislation is necessary to obtain unredacted records required for investigations 1.
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