Speaker Emerita of the U.S. House of Representatives, having served as Speaker from 2007 to 2011 and again from 2019 to 2023, making her the first woman to hold that office. Pelosi became an early cosponsor of the Epstein Files Transparency Act and signed the bipartisan discharge petition that helped force the bill to the House floor, making her the most prominent Democrat to join the effort.
The legislation, passed by Congress in November 2025 and signed by President Trump, required the DOJ to publish all Epstein-related files within 30 days and to provide Congress with an unredacted list of all government officials and politically exposed persons named in the materials. Pelosi's name appears on the DOJ's resulting 305-name list. Her inclusion reflects the breadth of the list, which encompasses many political figures referenced in news articles and third-party documents within the 3.5 million released pages.
Pelosi stated she cosponsored the bill to pursue accountability and justice for Epstein's victims.