# Discharge petition on 2nd Epstein files bill secures 218 signatures

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4 outlets covering · First listed: ABC News, Nov 11, 2026, 3:37 PM · Read it: <https://abcnews.com/US/discharge-petition-2nd-epstein-files-bill-secures-218/story?id=138057235>

A discharge petition to force a vote on the Epstein Files Transparency Act II has amassed 218 signatures, teeing up additional floor action on the prospective bill.

## Who's covering it

In the order they published:

- Nov 11, 2026, 1:10 PM: [Petition for new Epstein files bill gets enough support for vote](<https://www.cbsnews.com/news/epstein-files-bill-discharge-petition-thomas-massie/>) — CBS News (TV network, United States)
  GOP Rep. Thomas Massie launched a discharge petition over the summer to circumvent leadership and force a vote on the Epstein Files Transparency Act II.
- Nov 11, 2026, 3:25 PM: [Massie secures signatures to force vote on second Epstein files petition](<https://thehill.com/homenews/house/6214408-massie-epstein-files-discharge-petition/>) — The Hill (Newspaper, United States)
  Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) announced he received enough signatures from lawmakers to force a vote on his discharge petition related to files of disgraced financier and convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. “This morning we reached the required 218 signatures on my discharge petition for Epstein Files Transparency Act II,” Massie wrote on social media. Democrats Adam…
- Nov 11, 2026, 3:27 PM: [Massie’s Epstein files discharge petition gathers enough support to force vote on bill](<https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/house/4800597/thomas-massie-epstein-files-petition-vote/>) — Washington Examiner (Magazine, United States)
  Rep. Thomas Massie’s (R-KY) discharge petition on Wednesday garnered enough support to force a vote on legislation that would force the Justice Department to release more files related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. With Rep. John Garamendi’s (D-CA) signature, Massie and Rep. Ro Khanna’s (D-CA) Epstein Files II discharge petition reached the
- Nov 11, 2026, 3:37 PM: [Discharge petition on 2nd Epstein files bill secures 218 signatures](<https://abcnews.com/US/discharge-petition-2nd-epstein-files-bill-secures-218/story?id=138057235>) — ABC News (TV network, United States)
  A discharge petition to force a vote on the Epstein Files Transparency Act II has amassed 218 signatures, teeing up additional floor action on the prospective bill.