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Private Prison Information Act of 2023

USA118th CongressS-1983| Senate 
| Updated: 6/14/2023
Benjamin L. Cardin

Benjamin L. Cardin

Democratic Senator

Maryland

Cosponsors (15)
Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Dianne Feinstein (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)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Robert Menendez (Democratic)Ron Wyden (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Private Prison Information Act of 2023 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

Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-3164
Private Prison Information Act of 2021
Jun 14, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 118-4133
Introduced in House
Jun 14, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Jun 14, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-2773
    Private Prison Information Act of 2019


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-3164
    Private Prison Information Act of 2021


  • June 14, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 118-4133
    Introduced in House


  • June 14, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 14, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Bills

  • HR 118-4133: Private Prison Information Act of 2023

Private Prison Information Act of 2023

USA118th CongressS-1983| Senate 
| Updated: 6/14/2023
Private Prison Information Act of 2023 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

Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-3164
Private Prison Information Act of 2021
Jun 14, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 118-4133
Introduced in House
Jun 14, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Jun 14, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-2773
    Private Prison Information Act of 2019


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-3164
    Private Prison Information Act of 2021


  • June 14, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 118-4133
    Introduced in House


  • June 14, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 14, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Benjamin L. Cardin

Benjamin L. Cardin

Democratic Senator

Maryland

Cosponsors (15)
Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Dianne Feinstein (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)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Robert Menendez (Democratic)Ron Wyden (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Judiciary Committee

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Bills

  • HR 118-4133: Private Prison Information Act of 2023
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted