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Private Prison Information Act of 2007

Introduced: April 17, 2007 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 26, 2008
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Nov 8, 2007
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
May 4, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Apr 17, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 17, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Private Prison Information Act of 2007 - Provides that each nongovernmental entity contracting with the federal government to incarcerate or detain federal prisoners in a privately-owned prison or other correctional facility shall have the same duty to release information about the operation of that facility as a federal agency operating such a facility would have under the Freedom of Information Act. Authorizes any party aggrieved by a violation of that duty to obtain relief in a civil action.

What's happening now June 26, 2008

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2010 Related bill Private Prison Information Act of 2007
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 5
D
Sherman, Brad
California · Jul 8, 2008
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Mar 5, 2008
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Feb 26, 2008
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Jun 28, 2007
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · May 22, 2007
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1889: Private Prison Information Act of 2007. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1889/
MLA
"H.R. 1889: Private Prison Information Act of 2007." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1889/.
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H.R. 1889, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1889/.
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