(The Center Square) - The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bipartisan bill for the release of documents associated with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

“This is about the powerless, taking power away from the very powerful,” Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., said on the House floor Tuesday.

The Epstein Files Transparency Act , sponsored by Reps. Ro Khanna, D-Calif.; and Thomas Massie, R-Ky., requires the United States Attorney General "to release all documents and records in possession of the Department of Justice relating to Jeffrey Epstein, and for other purposes."

Rep. Clay Higgins, R-La., voted against the bill.

“This is about justice for the victims and survivors of Jeffrey Epstein, this is about every victim of trafficking and sexual abuse, monstrous crimes that thrive i

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