TELL THE U.S. HOUSE: Speaker Johnson has come up with weeks of bogus excuses to delay swearing Democrat Adelita Grijalva into Congress. Grijalva pledged to force a vote on releasing the Epstein files. Instead of seating Grijalva like he did for Republicans who won special elections, Johnson is scrambling and Arizona is suing the U.S. House. Sign the petition: End the Trump-Johnson cover-up — force a vote on releasing the Epstein files!

Speaker Johnson won’t swear-in newly elected Democrat Adelita Grijalva, who would be the majority-clinching 218th signature to finally force a vote on releasing the Epstein files.1 And Arizona officially filed a lawsuit against the U.S. House over Johnson’s refusal to seat the representative for AZ’s 7th Congressional District.2

Johnson knows that a vote to force the release of government information about the crimes and accomplices of convicted child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein could do major damage to Trump and his powerful friends.

Johnson didn’t delay when two Republicans won their special elections earlier this year — swearing them in the very next day.3 Grijalva, the residents and voters of Arizona’s 7th Congressional District, and all those who care about democracy are demanding that Johnson seat Grijalva. Our lawmakers in the House must pressure Johnson to seat Grijalva, force a vote, and push for the release of the Epstein files!

Sign the petition: Don’t let Johnson continue to delay. Force a House vote to release the Epstein files!

It has been almost one whole month that Johnson has denied representation to the people of Arizona’s 7th Congressional District. Trump and Johnson have delayed a fair vote on releasing the Epstein files for months, even as survivors of Epstein’s crimes have called for the release of the information so they can heal and hold those involved accountable.

Grijlava said recently, “I remember on election night, someone came up to me and said, 'I don't think they're going to swear you in because of those Epstein files.'”4

We must ensure our lawmakers hold Johnson and Trump accountable to the public — they must swear-in Grijalva now and force a vote on releasing the Epstein files!

Sign the petition: Urge your U.S. Representative to force a vote on releasing the Epstein files!

Thanks for taking action,

Joey and the Demand Progress team

Sources:

  1. ABC News, “Speaker Johnson continues to resist swearing in Democratic Rep.-elect Grijalva,” October 20, 2025.
  2. CNN Politics, “Arizona sues over Mike Johnson’s refusal to swear in Democrats’ newest congresswoman,” October 21, 2025.
  3. The Los Angeles Times, “She won a landslide election. But Trump and Jeffrey Epstein have her stuck in limbo,” October 12, 2025.
  4. NPR, “Adelita Grijalva can force a vote on the Epstein files, but she's still not sworn in,” October 16, 2025.

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