Many of the women who spoke at today's earlier press conference and shared stories of abuse by Epstein during their teens are now going through security to watch the vote from the House gallery.

Roughly a dozen protesters are standing outside the police barricade of the press conference holding signs demanding the release of the Epstein files.

Rep. Adelita Grijalva, D-AZ, who became the 218th signature on the House discharge petition spoke, followed by Dem Sen. Mark Kelly it AZ.

"We're going to need your help on the other side of the Capitol, making sure that Senate leadership doesn't delay this," Kelly said