United States 117th Congress Status: In Committee 34 D cosponsors

HR 5853 — Private Prison Information Act of 2021

Last action — Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 117th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

In plain language

This bill mandates transparency requirements for private and state facilities holding federal prisoners.

The bill requires non-Federal prisons contracting with the federal government to provide public access to records similar to federal facilities. It aims to ensure that information is available and not unjustifiably withheld.

What this means for you
  • Workers: This bill may affect workers in private prisons by increasing oversight and transparency in facilities where they are employed.

Summary

Private Prison Information Act of 2021 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.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Introduced in House

  2. Introduced in House

  3. Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

  4. Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 33 co-sponsors · 513 not signed on

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Co-sponsors (33)

Not signed on (513)

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Frequently asked questions

What does HR 5853 do?
Private Prison Information Act of 2021 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.
Who sponsors HR 5853?
HR 5853 is sponsored by Raskin, Jamie (Democratic), Bonamici, Suzanne (Democratic), Gomez, Jimmy (Democratic), Grijalva, Raúl M. (Democratic), Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" (Democratic), Mfume, Kweisi (Democratic), Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria (Democratic), Scanlon, Mary Gay (Democratic), Watson Coleman, Bonnie (Democratic), Bass, Karen (Democratic), Jones, Mondaire (Democratic), Auchincloss, Jake (Democratic), Meng, Grace (Democratic), Norton, Eleanor Holmes (Democratic), Porter, Katie (Democratic), Cárdenas, Tony (Democratic), Lieu, Ted (Democratic), Vargas, Juan (Democratic), Blumenauer, Earl (Democratic), Connolly, Gerald E. (Democratic), Smith, Adam (Democratic), Tlaib, Rashida (Democratic), Trone, David J. (Democratic), Dean, Madeleine (Democratic), Torres, Ritchie (Democratic), McGovern, James P. (Democratic), Strickland, Marilyn (Democratic), Stanton, Greg (Democratic), Stansbury, Melanie A. (Democratic), Cohen, Steve (Democratic), Scott, David (Democratic), Omar, Ilhan (Democratic), Carson, André (Democratic), and Speier, Jackie (Democratic).
What is the current status of HR 5853?
This bill died with 117th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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