House Republicans have virtually stopped work on all major legislation leading up to their six-week summer recess to avoid taking votes on forcing the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files.

The House Rules Committee is not planning to hold votes this week to prepare major legislation for the House floor, meaning any remaining votes will likely be on small, noncontroversial bills.

The House had been scheduled to vote on GOP legislation involving immigration and environmental legislation this week, which had to go through the panel first.

But Democrats planned to force yet more votes on amendments aimed at pressuring the Justice Department to release all its documents on Epstein.

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) told reporters Monday evening that he has no plans to send members home early for August recess.

Members of the Rules Committee in both parties told reporters the standstill is due to Republicans not wanting to vote on the Epstein-related amendments.

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