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Congressional Evidence-Based Policymaking Resolution

USA119th CongressHCONRES-32| House 
| Updated: 5/13/2025
William R. Timmons

William R. Timmons

Republican Representative

South Carolina

Cosponsors (6)
Julie Johnson (Democratic)Greg Landsman (Democratic)Rudy Yakym (Republican)Don Bacon (Republican)Brittany Pettersen (Democratic)Blake D. Moore (Republican)

Committee on House Administration, Oversight and Government Reform Committee

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  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This concurrent resolution establishes the Commission on Evidence-Based Policymaking within the legislative branch, tasked with reviewing and analyzing how to promote the use of Federal data for evidence-building and evidence-based policymaking. The Commission will ultimately make recommendations to Congress on these critical areas. The Commission will comprise 12 members , with appointments divided equally among the Speaker of the House, the House Minority Leader, the Senate Majority Leader, and the Senate Minority Leader. Each appointing authority will select an academic researcher, a former Member or senior staffer, and an employee from a legislative branch support agency, ensuring a diverse range of expertise. Current Members of Congress are explicitly prohibited from serving on the Commission. Key areas for the Commission's recommendations include encouraging Federal agencies to produce and prioritize evidence for new programs and reauthorizations, consistent with existing law. It will also explore how to support States in making data more open and accessible, and how Congress can revise laws to improve access to administrative and survey data for evidence building. Furthermore, the Commission will examine methods to incorporate outcomes measurement, rigorous impact analysis, and machine-readable data into the lawmaking process. It will also consider the potential need for a congressional Chief Data Officer and strategies to increase data and data privacy expertise within Congress through the integration of technologists, data scientists, and privacy experts. Any recommendations considered by the Commission will require the approval of at least two-thirds of its members. The Commission is mandated to submit a final report to the Speaker of the House and the Senate Majority Leader by the end of the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress, detailing its activities and findings.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HCONRES 117-116
Congressional Evidence-Based Policymaking Resolution

Bill from Previous Congress

HCONRES 118-49
Congressional Evidence-Based Policymaking Resolution
May 13, 2025
Submitted in House
May 13, 2025
Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HCONRES 117-116
    Congressional Evidence-Based Policymaking Resolution


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HCONRES 118-49
    Congressional Evidence-Based Policymaking Resolution


  • May 13, 2025
    Submitted in House


  • May 13, 2025
    Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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Congressional Evidence-Based Policymaking Resolution

USA119th CongressHCONRES-32| House 
| Updated: 5/13/2025
This concurrent resolution establishes the Commission on Evidence-Based Policymaking within the legislative branch, tasked with reviewing and analyzing how to promote the use of Federal data for evidence-building and evidence-based policymaking. The Commission will ultimately make recommendations to Congress on these critical areas. The Commission will comprise 12 members , with appointments divided equally among the Speaker of the House, the House Minority Leader, the Senate Majority Leader, and the Senate Minority Leader. Each appointing authority will select an academic researcher, a former Member or senior staffer, and an employee from a legislative branch support agency, ensuring a diverse range of expertise. Current Members of Congress are explicitly prohibited from serving on the Commission. Key areas for the Commission's recommendations include encouraging Federal agencies to produce and prioritize evidence for new programs and reauthorizations, consistent with existing law. It will also explore how to support States in making data more open and accessible, and how Congress can revise laws to improve access to administrative and survey data for evidence building. Furthermore, the Commission will examine methods to incorporate outcomes measurement, rigorous impact analysis, and machine-readable data into the lawmaking process. It will also consider the potential need for a congressional Chief Data Officer and strategies to increase data and data privacy expertise within Congress through the integration of technologists, data scientists, and privacy experts. Any recommendations considered by the Commission will require the approval of at least two-thirds of its members. The Commission is mandated to submit a final report to the Speaker of the House and the Senate Majority Leader by the end of the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress, detailing its activities and findings.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HCONRES 117-116
Congressional Evidence-Based Policymaking Resolution

Bill from Previous Congress

HCONRES 118-49
Congressional Evidence-Based Policymaking Resolution
May 13, 2025
Submitted in House
May 13, 2025
Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HCONRES 117-116
    Congressional Evidence-Based Policymaking Resolution


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HCONRES 118-49
    Congressional Evidence-Based Policymaking Resolution


  • May 13, 2025
    Submitted in House


  • May 13, 2025
    Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
William R. Timmons

William R. Timmons

Republican Representative

South Carolina

Cosponsors (6)
Julie Johnson (Democratic)Greg Landsman (Democratic)Rudy Yakym (Republican)Don Bacon (Republican)Brittany Pettersen (Democratic)Blake D. Moore (Republican)

Committee on House Administration, Oversight and Government Reform Committee

Congress

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted