HR 2470 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

Private Prison Information Act of 2015

Introduced May 20, 2015 Originated House Sponsor Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Jun 16, 2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

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.

  1. IntroducedMay 20, 2015
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Private Prison Information Act of 2015

Subjects records relating to the operation of and prisoners in a prison or other correctional or detention facility that is owned or operated by a nongovernmental entity, state, or local government and that incarcerates or detains federal prisoners pursuant to a contract or agreement with a federal agency to the Freedom of Information Act in the same manner as records maintained by a federal agency operating a federal prison or detention facility.

Cosponsors 28

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 20, 2015 to Jan 13, 2016; 12 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-ILBobby L. RushOriginalMay 20, 2015
D-NYCharles B. RangelOriginalMay 20, 2015
D-ILDanny K. DavisOriginalMay 20, 2015
D-MDElijah E. CummingsOriginalMay 20, 2015
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.OriginalMay 20, 2015
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalMay 20, 2015
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.OriginalMay 20, 2015
D-GAJohn LewisOriginalMay 20, 2015
D-VARobert C. "Bobby" ScottOriginalMay 20, 2015
D-TNSteve CohenOriginalMay 20, 2015
D-MOWm. Lacy ClayOriginalMay 20, 2015
D-CAZoe LofgrenOriginalMay 20, 2015
D-CABarbara LeeJun 4, 2015
D-WIGwen MooreJun 4, 2015
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaJun 4, 2015
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsJul 13, 2015
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonJul 13, 2015
D-TXLloyd DoggettJul 13, 2015
D-CAMark TakanoJul 13, 2015
D-LACedric L. RichmondOct 16, 2015
D-RIDavid N. CicillineOct 16, 2015
D-MDChris Van HollenNov 2, 2015
D-NYGregory W. MeeksNov 2, 2015
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyNov 2, 2015
D-WIMark PocanNov 2, 2015
D-CATed LieuNov 2, 2015
D-CATony CárdenasNov 2, 2015
D-GADavid ScottJan 13, 2016

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred May 20, 2015
Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee
Referred Jun 16, 2015

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 16, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
  2. May 20, 2015Introduced in House
  3. May 20, 2015Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

In the Congressional Record 1

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H3504Sheila Jackson Lee D-TXMay 20, 2015

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.

Constitutional authority

[Pages H3506-H3507] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] By Ms. JACKSON LEE: H.R. 2470. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I, Section 8, Clauses 1 and 18 of the United States Constitution.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 78, May 20, 2015, page H3507.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 1980Private Prison Information Act of 2017Reintroduced BillMay 1, 2017

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To require non-Federal prisons and detention facilities holding Federal prisoners under a contract with the Federal Government to make available to the public the same information pertaining to facility operations and to prisoners held in such facilities that Federal prisons and detention facilities are required to make available.
Short Titles as Introduced
Private Prison Information Act of 2015

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. May 20, 2015Introduced in House

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