Requires the State Department's Global Public Affairs bureau to ask the Office of Opinion Research for surveys on foreign audiences and attitudes toward the United States in regions where U.S.-funded media outlets operate or could operate.

Official title: Data Driven Diplomacy Act

Next stop House floor: awaiting a vote

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Introduced 13-JAN-2026

Referred 13-JAN-2026

Approved by committee 21-JAN-2026

Key points

Names the bill the Data Driven Diplomacy Act.
Directs the Assistant Secretary for Global Public Affairs to request public opinion surveys from the Office of Opinion Research in the Bureau of Intelligence and Research.
Surveys cover cultural context, target audiences, and shifting attitudes toward the United States and U.S. interests in regions where U.S.-funded media outlets operate or could operate.

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Policy area

International Affairs

Sponsor Bill Huizenga (R-MI) Cosponsors · 1

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