United States · Bill · S
S. 2773 (116th)
Private Prison Information Act of 2019
Introduced
5 November 2019
Last action
5 November 2019 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsors
Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD], Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT], Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR], Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR], Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT], Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA], Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD], Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ], Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT], Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA], Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY], Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA], Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN], Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA], Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA], Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
10 August 2026
Summary
Private Prison Information Act of 2019 This bill specifies that a record related to a non-federal prison, correctional, or detention facility must be considered a federal agency record for purposes of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). 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. The term "non-federal 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.
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Timeline
5 November 2019
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
5 November 2019
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 5 November 2019 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] · I · Sponsor
- Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] · D · Cosponsor
- · ssju00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → Private Prison Information Act of 2021
- related to ← Private Prison Information Act of 2019
- related to ← Private Prison Information Act of 2017
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/2773
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/s/2773
- us · 116-s-2773 · source updated 10 August 2026