S. 2296 (119th Congress) — Epstein Files (Release Try, Lost)
Tried to force Epstein files release — a Senate amendment requiring disclosure of the files; voted down, and the votes against it are on the record.
Offered as an amendment to the FY2026 National Defense Authorization Act (S. 2296) and disposed of on 2025-09-10 by a motion to table, agreed to 51-49. Tabling ends consideration of an amendment without a vote on its merits, so the Senate has never taken a recorded up-or-down position on releasing these records — but every member is on the record on the motion that prevented one. · The official record