The bill allows Attorney General Pam Bondi to redact records that "would jeopardize an active federal investigation or ongoing prosecution."

Months after it was first introduced, a bill directing the Department of Justice to publicly release all its Jeffrey Epstein-related files passed the House on Tuesday.

Regan's Prostitution (Offences and Support) bill would replace the existing law on soliciting with one which outlaws paying for sexual services. She said this would serve to tackle the fact most prostitution now happens "off-street" and is arranged online.

House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer said on Tuesday that former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton could face criminal exposure related to newly surfaced Jeffrey Epstein documents.

The bill, which comes in response to President Trump soliciting private money to fund a $300 million East Wing ballroom, is sponsored by Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Rep. Robert Garcia of California, the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee.

The Northern Ireland Secretary, who will open the debate in the Commons, says he is confident the bill will pass.

The flight disruptions during the record government shutdown that ended last week inspired a rare act of bipartisanship in Washington on Tuesday, when congressional representatives from both parties introduced legislation that would allow air traffic controllers to get paid during future shutdowns.

Roughly 350,000 people would be able to keep their overpayments from the Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency if the law passes.