House bill · 115th Congress · Public Law 115-435
Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018
Became law on Jan 14, 2019.
Sponsor: Rep. Paul Ryan R-WIWhere it went
- IntroducedOct 31, 2017
- Committee actionNov 2, 2017
- Passed HouseNov 15, 2017 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateDec 19, 2018 · by unanimous consent
- Resolving differencesDec 21, 2018
- To the PresidentJan 2, 2019
- Became lawJan 14, 2019
Latest action: Jan 14, 2019 — Became Public Law No: 115-435.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4174.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4174, Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2017” on December 19, 2017. CBO’s description reads “As passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on November 15, 2017”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, December 19, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/53419
- CBO publication date
- December 19, 2017
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4174, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/4174
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 115-411 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Oversight and Government Reform Committee on November 15, 2017.Source: Congress.gov, reported November 15, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/411
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4174, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/4174
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
7720c86f72220dfc702e21279e9d3d4b34976aeb3e1f6b5d7b8764fed16376a0
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 176, October 31, 2017, Page H8294):Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution grants the Congress the authority to enact this law.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record October 31, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 104 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4174, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/4174
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
7720c86f72220dfc702e21279e9d3d4b34976aeb3e1f6b5d7b8764fed16376a0
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 4174, last updated December 5, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 21, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
3 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1 of 3 cosponsors (33%) are from the other party.
Blake Farenthold (R-TX), Trey Gowdy (R-SC), Derek Kilmer (D-WA).
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Paul Ryan.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 22, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.