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Private Prison Information Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-3164| Senate 
| Updated: 11/4/2021
Benjamin L. Cardin

Benjamin L. Cardin

Democratic Senator

Maryland

Cosponsors (15)
Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Patty Murray (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Ron Wyden (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Private Prison Information Act of 2021 This bill specifies that a record related to a nonfederal prison, correctional, or detention facility must be considered a federal agency record for purposes of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). A nonfederal 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 nonfederal 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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Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-2773
Private Prison Information Act of 2019
Nov 4, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Nov 4, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 1, 2022

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-5853
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-2773
    Private Prison Information Act of 2019


  • November 4, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • November 4, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.


  • November 1, 2022

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-5853
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Bills

  • HR 117-5853: Private Prison Information Act of 2021

Private Prison Information Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-3164| Senate 
| Updated: 11/4/2021
Private Prison Information Act of 2021 This bill specifies that a record related to a nonfederal prison, correctional, or detention facility must be considered a federal agency record for purposes of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). A nonfederal 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 nonfederal 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

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-2773
Private Prison Information Act of 2019
Nov 4, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Nov 4, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 1, 2022

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-5853
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-2773
    Private Prison Information Act of 2019


  • November 4, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • November 4, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.


  • November 1, 2022

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-5853
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Benjamin L. Cardin

Benjamin L. Cardin

Democratic Senator

Maryland

Cosponsors (15)
Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Patty Murray (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Ron Wyden (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Judiciary Committee

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Bills

  • HR 117-5853: Private Prison Information Act of 2021
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted