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Evidence-Based Policymaking Commission Act of 2014

Introduced: November 20, 2014 Introduced by: Murray, Patty Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Evidence-Based Policymaking Commission Act of 2014 - Establishes in the executive branch a Commission on Evidence-Based Policymaking. Directs the Commission to conduct a comprehensive study of the data inventory, data infrastructure, and statistical protocols related to federal policymaking and the statistical and programmatic agencies responsible for maintaining that data to:

  • determine the optimal arrangement for which administrative data on federal programs and tax expenditures and related data series may be integrated and made available to facilitate program evaluation, policy-relevant research, and cost-benefit analyses by qualified researchers and institutions;
  • make recommendations on how data infrastructure and protocols should be modified to best fulfill those objectives; and
  • make recommendations on how best to incorporate outcomes measurement, institutionalize randomized controlled trials, and rigorous impact analysis into program design.

Requires the Commission to consider if and how to create a clearinghouse for program and survey data.

Terminates the Commission not later than 18 months after enactment of this Act.

What's happening now November 20, 2014

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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  • HR 5754 Identical bill Evidence-Based Policymaking Commission Act of 2014
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2952: Evidence-Based Policymaking Commission Act of 2014. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-2952/
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