S. 2952: Evidence-Based Policymaking Commission Act of 2014

113th Congress · introduced 2014-11-20 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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Where it came from: introduced 2014-11-20 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Evidence-Based Policymaking Commission Act of 2014

Plain summary

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.

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Official text

Evidence-Based Policymaking Commission Act of 2014

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Sponsor: Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] · 0 cosponsors

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113s2952.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/s>

Record fed-us-cong113-s2952 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113