U.S. House votes to release Epstein files, 427-1.

The US Congress has passed a measure ordering the US justice department to release its files on late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

The Senate sent the bill to President Donald Trump's desk to sign into law, a day after the House of Representatives approved it in a 427-1 vote.

Trump has said he will sign the measure, after abruptly reversing course on Sunday and urging fellow Republicans to support disclosure of the records as a backbench revolt brewed among rank-and-file members who demanded transparency.

The Epstein files are documents from criminal investigations into the financier, including transcripts of interviews with victims and witnesses, and items seized in raids of his properties.