Requires the State Department to use public opinion surveys to guide its global communications.
This bill, called the Data Driven Diplomacy Act, would require a State Department office to ask another office to conduct public opinion surveys. These surveys would help the State Department better understand other cultures and how people view the U.S. This would change how the department plans its global public messages.
Today, the State Department's global public affairs office is not required to use public opinion surveys from its research office to guide its work. After this bill, the Assistant Secretary for Global Public Affairs would be required to ask for these surveys. This would ensure that global communication strategies are more informed by cultural context and public attitudes in other countries.
HR 7036 · 119th Congress · January 13, 2026 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 10/10
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