This legislative proposal mandates the Attorney General to disclose Volume II of the report prepared by Special Counsel Jack Smith . Within seven days of the Act's enactment, the Attorney General must publish this volume on the Department of Justice's official internet website, overriding any other conflicting provisions of law. The bill allows for specific redactions to protect certain information. Permissible redactions include the names and identifying details of witnesses who did not aid or abet a criminal offense, and victims of criminal offenses described in the volume. Additionally, information that would negatively impact national security if publicly disclosed may be redacted, though the Attorney General retains the discretion to make such national security information public if it is determined to be in the public interest.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Volume II Transparency Act of 2026
USA119th CongressHR-8215| House
| Updated: 4/9/2026
This legislative proposal mandates the Attorney General to disclose Volume II of the report prepared by Special Counsel Jack Smith . Within seven days of the Act's enactment, the Attorney General must publish this volume on the Department of Justice's official internet website, overriding any other conflicting provisions of law. The bill allows for specific redactions to protect certain information. Permissible redactions include the names and identifying details of witnesses who did not aid or abet a criminal offense, and victims of criminal offenses described in the volume. Additionally, information that would negatively impact national security if publicly disclosed may be redacted, though the Attorney General retains the discretion to make such national security information public if it is determined to be in the public interest.