REDACT Act

Cory A. Booker

Democrat · NJ · Senator

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

2026-07-14

Source: Congress.gov

This bill would allow victims and their families to sue if their private information—like medical or personal files—gets exposed when documents related to the Epstein case are released to the public. It creates a legal right for people to take action and seek damages if their sensitive personal details are shared in a way that violates their privacy, even when those documents are being made public for transparency purposes.

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119 S4977 IS: Recovery, Enforcement, and Damages to Assure Confidential Treatment Act U.S. Senate 2026-07-14 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. II119th CONGRESS2d SessionS. 4977IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESJuly 14, 2026Mr. Booker introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryA BILLTo 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.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Recovery, Enforcement, and Damages to Assure Confidential Treatment Act or the REDACT Act.2.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 ActSection 2 of the Epstein Files Transparency Act (Public Law 119–38; 139 Stat. 656) is amended by adding at the end the following:(d)Private cause of action(1)DefinitionsIn this subsection:(A)InstanceThe term instance, with respect to a violation of this section, means each discrete act constituting a violation of this section.(B)Violation of this sectionThe term violation of this section means a failure, in releasing documents under this Act, to withhold or redact personally identifiable information of a victim or a personal or medical file of a victim or another similar file of a victim the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.(2)Cause of actionAny person aggrieved by a violation of this section may bring a civil action against the United States if the violation of this section was committed by an officer, employee, or agent of the United States or of any Federal department or agency.(3)Relief(A)In generalIf a person prevails on a claim under this subsection, the court shall award—(i)for each instance of a violation of this section, the greater of statutory damages of $50,000 or the amount of compensatory damages, including damages for pain and suffering and emotional distress;(ii)reasonable attorney's fees and costs of litigation; and(iii)such injunctive or declaratory relief as may be appropriate.(B)Preliminary reliefUpon motion by a person bringing a claim under this subsection, a court may award such preliminary injunctive relief as the court determines appropriate with respect to the claim.(4)Waiver of sovereign immunityThe United States expressly waives sovereign immunity with respect to actions brought under this subsection.(5)Period of limitationsA civil action under this subsection may not be commenced later than—(A)5 years after the applicable person first obtains actual notice of the violation of this section; or(B)for a violation of this section with respect to which the applicable person first obtained actual notice of the violation of this section before the date of enactment of this subsection, 5 years after such date of enactment.(6)ApplicabilityThis subsection shall apply to any violation of this section occurring on or after November 19, 2025..

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