Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act

Evidence Act
Long title	Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018
Nicknames	Evidence Act
Enacted by	the 115th United States Congress
Effective	01/14/2019
Citations
Public law	Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 115–435 (text) (PDF)
Legislative history
	Introduced in the House by Paul Ryan (R–WI) on 10/31/2017; Signed into law by President Donald Trump on 01/14/2019;

The Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act (Evidence Act) is a United States law that establishes processes for the federal government to modernize its data management practices, evidence-building functions, and statistical efficiency to inform policy decisions.^[1] The Evidence Act contains four parts ("titles"), which address evidence capacity, open data (OPEN Government Data Act),^[a]^[2] and data confidentiality (the reauthorization of the Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act).^[3]

^ H.R.4174 - Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018, Congress.gov, retrieved June 6, 2019
^ 132 Stat. 5534
^ "Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018" (PDF). Data Coalition. Retrieved September 24, 2019.

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[HR4174-1] H.R.4174 - Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018, Congress.gov, retrieved June 6, 2019

[3] 132 Stat. 5534

[:0-4] "Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018" (PDF). Data Coalition. Retrieved September 24, 2019.

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