Private Prison Information Act of 2009
Latest action · Jun 12, 2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 15, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Private Prison Information Act of 2009 - Requires each nongovernmental entity or state or local governmental entity that has an agreement with any federal agency to incarcerate or detain federal prisoners in a non-federal prison or correctional facility to comply with all Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requirements, including the duty to release information about the operation of a non-federal prison or correctional facility and the applicability of exceptions and exemptions under such Act.
Cosponsors 16
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 15, 2009 to Jul 1, 2010; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MI | Carolyn C. Kilpatrick | Original | May 15, 2009 |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | May 15, 2009 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Original | May 15, 2009 |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Original | May 15, 2009 |
| D-PA | Tim Holden | Original | May 15, 2009 |
| D-PA | John P. Murtha | May 18, 2009 | |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | May 18, 2009 | |
| R-NJ | Frank A. LoBiondo | May 19, 2009 | |
| D-KS | Dennis Moore | Jul 13, 2009 | |
| D-AR | Marion Berry | Dec 1, 2009 | |
| D-PA | Christopher P. Carney | Dec 9, 2009 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Dec 14, 2009 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Dec 14, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Dec 19, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Dec 19, 2009 | |
| D-PA | Mark S. Critz | Jul 1, 2010 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred May 15, 2009 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Jun 12, 2009 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 12, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- May 15, 2009Introduced in House
- May 15, 2009Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 111-418 | NOMINATIONS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, AND THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT131 pages | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Apr 21, 2009 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require non-Federal prisons and correctional facilities holding Federal prisoners 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.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Private Prison Information Act of 2009
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 15, 2009Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
