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.
H.Con.Res. 32 establishes a new Commission on Evidence-Based Policymaking within Congress to study how the federal government can better use data and research to inform lawmaking. The 12-member commission, composed of academics, former lawmakers, and congressional staff appointed by House and Senate leadership within 45 days, will examine how Congress can require federal agencies to measure program effectiveness, improve access to government data for research, and incorporate real-time data into the legislative process. The commission will also evaluate whether Congress needs a Chief Data Officer position and how to hire more data scientists and technical experts to support policy development. The commission must submit a final report by the end of the 119th Congress (January 2027) and will be funded by equal contributions from House and Senate budgets, with the amount to be determined through the appropriations process.
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