IV 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 49 
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 
MAY 24, 2023 
Mr. KILMER (for himself, Mr. TIMMONS, Mr. MORELLE, and Mr. PHILLIPS) 
submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee 
on Oversight and Accountability, 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 45 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, social science, 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 (g). 
(2) Three shall be appointed by the minority 
leader of the House of Representatives, of whom— 
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(A) one shall be an academic researcher 
specializing in Congress, social science, 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 (g). 
(3) Three shall be appointed by the majority 
leader of the Senate, of whom— 
(A) one shall be an academic researcher 
specializing in Congress, social science, or data 
science; 
(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 (g). 
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(4) Three shall be appointed by the minority 
leader of the Senate, of whom— 
(A) one shall be an academic researcher 
specializing in Congress, social science, or data 
science; 
(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 (g). 
(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) TERMS; VACANCIES.—Each member shall be ap-
pointed for the duration of the Commission. Any vacancy 
in the Commission shall not affect its powers, and shall 
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be filled in the manner in which the original appointment 
was made. 
(f) 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. 
(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 
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to the Commission to assist the Commission with 
carrying out its duties. 
(g) 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 Congress may encourage Federal 
agencies to produce and prioritize evidence on 
effectiveness for major new programs and reau-
thorizations, consistent with the Foundations 
for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018 
(Public Law 115–435) and the amendments 
made by such Act; 
(B) how Congress may encourage Federal 
agencies to support States in making data more 
open and accessible, in a manner similar to that 
provided under the Foundations for Evidence- 
Based Policymaking Act of 2018 (Public Law 
115–435) and the amendments made by such 
Act; 
(C) how Congress can revise existing laws 
or enact new laws to improve access to adminis-
trative and survey data for evidence building; 
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(D) how to incorporate evidence such as 
outcomes measurement, rigorous impact anal-
ysis, and implementation-aligned language into 
the lawmaking process; 
(E) how Congress can access and incor-
porate real-time, structured, integrated, and 
machine-readable data into the lawmaking proc-
ess; 
(F) 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; and 
(G) ways to increase data and data privacy 
expertise in Congress through the incorporation 
of technologists, data scientists, data analysts, 
privacy experts, social scientists, and engineers 
to assist in policy evaluation and legislative 
drafting. 
(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. 
(h) 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 the final 
day of the One Hundred Eighteenth Congress, 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. 
(i) 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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