A bill to provide a private cause of action for exposure of personally identifiable information of victims or victims' personal or medical files or similar files the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy in releasing documents under the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
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Committee
Latest Action · July 14, 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
The REDACT Act creates a private legal right for people harmed by the improper release of their personal information under the Epstein Files Transparency Act. Specifically, it allows victims or individuals whose private medical and personal files are disclosed without proper redaction to sue the federal government for damages. Anyone who wins such a case can receive at least $50,000 per violation or actual damages for emotional distress and pain and suffering, plus attorney's fees and court costs. The law applies to violations occurring after November 19, 2025, and people must file lawsuits within five years of discovering the unauthorized disclosure. This legislation essentially waives the federal government's legal immunity to allow these private damage claims to proceed against federal officers and agencies responsible for improperly releasing sensitive victim information.
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