# 119-hr-7025: Evidence-Based Grantmaking Act

119-hr-7025, Evidence-Based Grantmaking Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Yakym, Rudy [R-IN-2] (R-IN); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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- As of: 2026-04-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-7025
- Congress: 119
- Title: Evidence-Based Grantmaking Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-01-13
- Sponsor: Rep. Yakym, Rudy [R-IN-2] (R-IN)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Requires federal grant programs to prioritize and use evidence-based practices.** It would make agencies set clear grant purposes and outcomes, favor applicants using proven approaches and community-rooted organizations, and run periodic public evaluations that inform future grant notices. - Heads of the 15 covered agencies would apply these standards to every covered grant and publish agency-specific frameworks and annual reports to Congress on progress. - Grant announcements would need a defined purpose and intended outcomes, and agencies would prioritize applicants that use evidence-based practices or represent the communities served. Recipients would be required to use those practices when serving the public with grant funds. - The Office of Management and Budget would issue guidance defining "evidence-based" within 1 year and agencies would begin full implementation of their public frameworks for all covered grants five years after enactment.

## Cosponsors (7)

- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2026-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pettersen, Brittany [D-CO-7] (D-CO), 2026-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Timmons, William R. [R-SC-4] (R-SC), 2026-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2026-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Blake D. [R-UT-1] (R-UT), 2026-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1] (D-OH), 2026-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller, Max L. [R-OH-7] (R-OH), 2026-01-21T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Implementation timelines and public reporting: mixed, medium. The bill would give agencies up to 5 years after enactment to put their framework into effect for all covered grants. Each agency head would have to send OMB a plan within 180 days after the agency posts its definition and framework, including an initial list of covered grants. Agency heads would a…
- New rules for federal grant awards: mixed, medium. Beginning 180 days after an agency posts its evidence-based definition, the bill would require each covered grant notice to state a clear purpose and intended outcomes. Agencies would have to prioritize applicants that use evidence-based practices and that are responsive to community needs or locat…
- OMB rules for evidence-based grants: mixed, medium. This bill would require the OMB Director to publish guidance on what “evidence-based” means within 1 year of enactment. Each listed agency would then have 1 year after OMB guidance to define the term for its programs. Agencies would have to publish a Federal Register notice proposing their definiti…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-7025 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7025)

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- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-2089: Generating Retirement Ownership through Long-Term Holding](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2089)
- [119-hr-909: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-909)
- [119-hr-1502: North Platte Canteen Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1502)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7025 (as of 2026-04-21).