The petition, led by Reps. Thomas Massie and Ro Khanna, now needs to "ripen" -- meaning it will receive floor consideration after seven legislative days, according to House Rules. After that, any member who signed the petition can call up the measure and notify of an intention to offer a discharge motion on the floor.

Hard surface flooring producer and distributor Wellmade Floor Covering International Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Aug. 4, 2025, seeking a sale of its assets after a law enforcement raid on its Georgia manufacturing plant resulted in a debt default and a foreclosure sale.

The White House summoned a key Republican lawmaker to the Situation Room on Wednesday for a meeting over the effort to release files related to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

The discharge petition to release the Epstein files has officially surpassed the crucial 218-signature threshold, clearing the way for a potential floor vote. The final signature was secured just as Democratic Arizona Rep.

Grijalva, who represents Arizona’s 7th congressional district, previously vowed to sign onto a bipartisan petition forcing the House of Representatives to vote on a measure demanding the Department of Justice release files on disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, the New York Times reports.

The Houston company Key Energy Services filed for Chapter 11 protection on Monday after working for months to nail down a bankruptcy plan that its creditors would support. Key said in the filing it had $1.1 billion in assets and $1.2 billion in debts.

This week brings the fourth week of the federal government shutdown as Congress has yet to pass legislation to fund the government.