H. Res. 580 (119th Congress) — H. Res. 580 (the rule that excluded Epstein amendment #50)

H. Res. 580 (119th Congress) — H. Res. 580 (the rule that excluded Epstein amendment #50), enacted 2025-07-16. Every recorded vote below is cited to the official government record.

The instruments

H. Res. 580 (119th Congress) — Epstein Files (Block 1)

Blocked the Epstein files vote — a floor rule written to keep the amendment that would have forced release of the Epstein files from ever getting a vote.

Enacted · A special rule is not a law about Epstein records; it is the instrument that decided the House would not vote on them. It is filed as a cause because the problem this directory carries is withholding sustained by agenda control, and this resolution is the mechanism of that control in its most documented instance. · The official record

Where Epstein Files (Block 1) was put to a vote

StageThe questionDateTallyWhat we could not get
House voteMotion by Mr. McGovern to make in order amendment #50 to H.R. 3633
House voteMotion by Mr. McGovern to add a new section to the rule providing for consideration of H. Res. 577
House voteOn Ordering the Previous Question
House voteOn Agreeing to the Resolution
House voteOn Motion to Reconsider
House voteOn Agreeing to the Resolution

Sources

  1. The official record this row was taken from (rules.house.gov)
  2. Full text of H. Res. 580 (www.congress.gov)
  3. Status, actions and votes (www.congress.gov)