S 1983
118th Congress
Senate
Crime and Law Enforcement
Private Prison Information Act of 2023
Introduced: June 14, 2023
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 14, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 14, 2023
Introduced in Senate
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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
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