BREAKING: Senate sends Jeffrey Epstein files bill to Trump’s desk after unanimous vote

November 18, 2025

From Fox News: No Senate Republicans blocked an attempt to force a vote on a resolution that would compel the release of documents and files related to Jeffrey Epstein.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., made good on his vow to force a vote on the resolution just hours after it passed through the House behind a near unanimous wave of support.

Schumer argued on the floor that the Senate “should pass this bill as soon as possible, as written and without a hint of delay.”

“Republicans must not try to change this bill or bury it in committee, or slow walk it in any way,” he said. “Any amendment to this bill would force it back to the House and risk further delay. Who knows what would happen over there?”

Earlier Tuesday afternoon, the House had voted 427-1 to release all the Epstein files.

Since there were no objections from the Senate, the report explains that as soon as the House transfers the bill to the Senate, it will go straight to President Donald Trump’s desk for his signature.

Senate agrees by unanimous consent to approve the House-passed bill requiring the Justice Department to release the Epstein files. pic.twitter.com/LqfA3TfDgB

— CSPAN (@cspan) November 18, 2025

“BREAKING: I just asked for unanimous consent to approve the Senate bill to release the Epstein Files. There was no objection,” Schumer announced.

BREAKING: I just asked for unanimous consent to approve the Senate bill to release the Epstein Files.

There was no objection.

— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) November 18, 2025

Despite the President Trump himself had said the files should be release, Schumer implied that Trump would not honor the bill.

“Congress just voted overwhelmingly to pass the Epstein bill. Once this bill lands on the president’s desk, Donald Trump must obey the letter of the law and ensure full transparency regarding the Epstein files. If the President tries to manipulate his way into releasing just some of the Epstein files while deliberately hiding others, the public will see right through it,” he wrote accusingly.

Congress just voted overwhelmingly to pass the Epstein bill.

Once this bill lands on the president’s desk, Donald Trump must obey the letter of the law and ensure full transparency regarding the Epstein files.

If the President tries to manipulate his way into releasing just…

— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) November 18, 2025

Meanwhile, President Trump wrote earlier on Truth Social:

I don’t care when the Senate passes the House Bill, whether tonight, or at some other time in the near future, I just don’t want Republicans to take their eyes off all of the Victories that we’ve had, including THE GREAT BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL, Closed Borders, No Men in Women’s Sports or Transgender for Everyone, ending DEI, stopping Biden’s Record Setting Inflation, Biggest Tax and Regulation Cuts in History, stopping EIGHT Wars, rebuilding our Military, being RESPECTED by every Country in the World, having Trillions of Dollars INVESTED in the U.S.A., having created the “HOTTEST” Country anywhere in the World, and even delivering a HUGE DEFEAT to the Democrats on the Shutdown. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!