Private Prison Information Act of 2019
United States116th CongressS-2773Senate
Updated: Nov 5, 2019
Summary
Private Prison Information Act of 2019 This bill specifies that a record related to a non-federal prison, correctional, or detention facility must be considered a federal agency record for purposes of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). A non-federal prison, correctional, or detention facility must disclose information under FOIA unless the information is exempt from disclosure or the disclosure is prohibited by law. The term "non-federal prison, correctional, or detention facility" means (1) a private prison, correctional, or detention facility; or (2) a state or local prison, jail, or other correctional or detention facility.
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Timeline
Latest companion bill action
HR-5087: Private Prison Information Act of 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Senate
Introduced in Senate
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