118th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 1983 — Private Prison Information Act of 2023

“A bill to require non-Federal prison, correctional, and detention facilities holding Federal prisoners or detainees under a contract with the Federal Government to make the same information available to the public that Federal prisons and correctional facilities are required to make available.”

Crime and law enforcement

Introduced Jun 14, 2023

Last action Jun 14, 2023

Pipeline · Bill → Law

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Introduced

Jun 14, 2023

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Referred

Jun 14, 2023

the Judiciary

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Committee

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Senate

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House floor

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Resolve Changes

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SummaryCRS Summary

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.

Provisions · 3 sectionsIntroduced in Senate

Timeline · 2 actions

Jun 14, 2023

Introduced in Senate

Jun 14, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.