IV 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 116 
Establishing the Commission on Evidence-Based Policymaking to review, ana-
lyze, and make recommendations to Congress to promote the use of 
Federal data for evidence-building and evidence-based policymaking, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 17, 2022 
Mr. KILMER (for himself, Mr. TIMMONS, Mr. PHILLIPS, and Mr. JOYCE of 
Ohio) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred 
to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Com-
mittee on Oversight and Reform, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Establishing the Commission on Evidence-Based Policy-
making to review, analyze, and make recommendations 
to Congress to promote the use of Federal data for 
evidence-building and evidence-based policymaking, and 
for other purposes. 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This concurrent resolution may be cited as the ‘‘Con-
gressional Evidence-Based Policymaking Resolution’’. 
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SEC. 2. COMMISSION ON EVIDENCE-BASED POLICYMAKING. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 
legislative branch the Commission on Evidence-Based Pol-
icymaking (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Commis-
sion’’) to review, analyze, and make recommendations with 
respect to promoting the use of Federal data for evidence- 
building and evidence-based policymaking. 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.—The Commission shall be com-
posed of 12 members, appointed not later than 180 days 
after the date of the adoption of this resolution, as follows: 
(1) Three shall be appointed by the Speaker of 
the House of Representatives, of whom— 
(A) one shall be an academic researcher 
specializing in Congress or data science; 
(B) one shall be a former Member or sen-
ior staffer of the House; and 
(C) one shall be an employee of an office 
that participates in the Congressional Data 
Task Force or other legislative branch support 
agency as appropriate for the purposes of 
studying and developing the recommendations 
under subsection (f). 
(2) Three shall be appointed by the minority 
leader of the House of Representatives, of whom— 
(A) one shall be an academic researcher 
specializing in Congress or data science; 
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(B) one shall be a former Member or sen-
ior staffer of the Senate; and 
(C) one shall be an employee of an office 
that participates in the Congressional Data 
Task Force or other legislative branch support 
agency as appropriate for the purposes of 
studying and developing the recommendations 
under subsection (f). 
(c) PROHIBITION AGAINST SERVICE BY CURRENT 
MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.—An individual is not eligible to 
serve on the Commission if the individual is a current 
Member of Congress (including a Delegate or Resident 
Commissioner to the Congress). 
(d) CO-CHAIRS.—The Speaker of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the majority leader of the Senate shall 
each select one member of the Commission to serve as co- 
chairs. 
(e) STAFF.— 
(1) DIRECTOR.—The Commission shall have a 
Director who shall be appointed jointly by the co- 
chairs. The Director shall be paid at a rate of pay 
established by the co-chairs, not to exceed the an-
nual rate of basic pay payable for level V of the Ex-
ecutive Schedule under section 5316 of title 5, 
United States Code. 
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(2) OTHER STAFF.—The Director may appoint 
and fix the pay of not more than 8 full-time equiva-
lent employees and 4 part-time employees. 
(3) COVERAGE
UNDER
CONGRESSIONAL
AC-
COUNTABILITY ACT OF 1995.—For purposes of the 
Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 
1301 et seq.)— 
(A) the Commission shall be treated as an 
employing office under the Act; and 
(B) an employee of the Commission shall 
be treated as a covered employee under the Act. 
(4) DETAIL OF EMPLOYEES.—At the request of 
the Commission, an employee of an office of the 
House of Representatives or Senate may be detailed 
to the Commission to assist the Commission with 
carrying out its duties. 
(f) RECOMMENDATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall study 
and consider approval of applicable recommenda-
tions with respect to evidence-based policymaking 
within the Federal Government, including— 
(A) how to incorporate outcomes measure-
ment, rigorous impact analysis, and implemen-
tation-aligned language into the lawmaking 
process; 
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(B) how Congress can access and incor-
porate real-time, structured, and machine-read-
able data into the lawmaking process; 
(C) the potential need for and duties of a 
congressional Chief Data Officer, including 
whether the officer should be located in a 
stand-alone office or housed within another ex-
isting agency and how such an office would 
function with existing data and transformation 
units in Congress; 
(D) ways to increase data expertise in 
Congress through the incorporation of tech-
nologists, data scientists, and engineers to as-
sist in policy evaluation and legislative drafting; 
and 
(E) how Congress may encourage Federal 
agencies to produce evidence on effectiveness 
for major new programs and reauthorizations, 
consistent with the Foundations for Evidence- 
Based Policymaking Act of 2018 (Public Law 
115–435). 
(2) ADOPTION
OF
RECOMMENDATIONS.—Any 
recommendation considered by the Commission shall 
only be considered adopted by the Commission upon 
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receiving the votes of at least two-thirds of the mem-
bers of the Commission. 
(g) REPORTS.— 
(1) INTERIM REPORTS.—The Commission may 
submit to the Speaker of the House and the major-
ity leader of the Senate interim reports containing 
such findings, conclusions, and recommendations as 
have been agreed to by at least two-thirds of the 
members of the Commission. 
(2) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 2 years 
after the date of the adoption of this resolution, the 
Commission shall submit a report to the Speaker of 
the House and the majority leader of the Senate on 
the activities and findings of the Commission. 
(h) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out this section, of which— 
(1) 50 percent shall be derived from the appli-
cable accounts of the House of Representatives; and 
(2) 50 percent shall be derived from the contin-
gent fund of the Senate. 
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