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HR 2450 111th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Civil actions and liability Correctional facilities and imprisonment Detention of persons Freedom of information Intergovernmental relations Public contracts and procurement State and local government operations

Private Prison Information Act of 2009

Introduced: May 15, 2009 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 12, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
May 15, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
May 15, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Private Prison Information Act of 2009 - Requires each nongovernmental entity or state or local governmental entity that has an agreement with any federal agency to incarcerate or detain federal prisoners in a non-federal prison or correctional facility to comply with all Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requirements, including the duty to release information about the operation of a non-federal prison or correctional facility and the applicability of exceptions and exemptions under such Act.

What's happening now June 12, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 4
D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Dec 19, 2009
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Dec 14, 2009
Carney, Christopher
· Dec 9, 2009
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · May 15, 2009
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · May 15, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2450: Private Prison Information Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2450/
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"H.R. 2450: Private Prison Information Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2450/.
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H.R. 2450, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2450/.
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