US Congress House Bill 1980 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on April 6 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-05-01 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Private Prison Information Act of 2017 This bill specifies that a record related to a non-federal prison, correctional, or detention facility that incarcerates federal prisoners is subject to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) in the same manner as a record maintained by a federal prison or detention facility. A non-federal prison, correctional, or detention facility must disclose information under FOIA unless the information is exempt from disclosure or the disclosure is prohibited by law.

Private Prison Information Act of 2017

Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]

Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-05-01	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
2017-04-06	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2017-04-06	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1980/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr1980/BILLS-115hr1980ih.pdf