Congress returned from recess and immediately reignited the fight over the Epstein Files — a showdown that could boil over within days.

Additionally, the House just approved a re-boot of the January 6th committee in order to reinvestigate what happened that day at the Capitol.

And, as always, there's an imminent Government Shutdown looming Congress will need to address. Maybe by some miracle, kicking the can down the road won't be the solution like every other year.

Your Freedom Action Report helps unpack the details of some of these above-the-fold headlines you'll see this week.

In our opinion, the fight to release the Epstein files is a modern test on whether overwhelming public support for something in particular can really strong-arm Congress into directly representing the will of their constituents.

To break through the intentional stall tactics of a do-nothing Congress, Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) have teamed up on a discharge petition to force a vote on the release of the Epstein Files.

This procedural maneuver allows for a bill, in this case the Epstein Files Transparency Act H.R. 4405, to skip the assigned committee with 218 signatures on the discharge petition. The bill then goes to the discharge calendar, receives a vote on the discharge motion and (if approved) then to the House Floor for a roll call vote.

The bill calls for a 30-day release of files and drastically limits redacting except in the case of protecting victims. No member of public office's name may be redacted, and any other redactions must be explained by the DOJ. The files need to be in a downloadable, searchable format.

All four members of Colorado's Democrat delegation have signed the discharge petition, as well as Republican Lauren Boebert.

If you want the three Republican freshmen to add their names, please call their offices this week:
Jeff Crank: (202) 225-4422
Jeff Hurd: (202) 225-4676
Gabe Evans: (202) 225-5625

On Wednesday, the House formally approved creation of a new subcommittee under the House Judiciary Committee to reinvestigate the January 6, 2021 Capitol attack. No surprise, this move was passed strictly along party lines.

The goal? “Uncover remaining questions, implement reforms”, and “finish the job” with heightened focus on security failures and reevaluation of previously settled conclusions.

While a reinvestigation is absolutely in order, Congress forgot to mention: this one is most likely more smoke and mirrors to distract the American public while Congress does nothing to make DOGE cuts permanent.

Congress returned from recess with less than a month to save America from yet another "government shutdown". Funding expires September 30th.

Given the pace of spending bills so far this year, passing the remaining 12 bills by the end of the month is highly unlikely. In the next week, we can expect to see more details unravel related to a Continuing Resolution or Omnibus package.

And be sure to watch for President Trump to use a "pocket rescission" in the coming weeks. Research it. You won't be disappointed.

For Freedom,

The Colorado Freedom Force Team

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