Congress should strengthen its research service’s ability to collect data

The legislative calendar of the 118th Congress is closing, and the opportunity to enact bipartisan legislation is narrowing as November approaches. But one area of potential common ground is to strengthen Congress’s ability to access data and analyze information from federal agencies, a move that should help all lawmakers next year. 

This year, a bipartisan coalition of House lawmakers, led by Rep. Stephanie Bice (R-Okla.), advanced the Modernizing the Congressional Research Service’s...