HR 4133
118th Congress
House
Crime and Law Enforcement
Private Prison Information Act of 2023
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 14, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 14, 2023
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
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