Nearly a dozen House Republicans have joined an effort to compel the release of all Jeffrey Epstein-related government files

House GOP leadership drafted a resolution last week to release the investigative materials as a way to provide Republican lawmakers with some political cover as Democrats hammer them on the subject. But the resolution is nonbinding and was not placed on the voting schedule for the week, prompting criticism from some rank-and-file members.

Speaker Mike Johnson on Monday said he does not plan to allow votes on any measures related to the Jeffrey Epstein case in the House’s final week in Washington before a weekslong recess, despite intense pressure from some of his own GOP members to go on the record on the issue.