DOJ creates a board of researchers to give advice on justice rules.
H.R. 10733 — Improving Justice Programs through Science Act of 2026 · Filed by Madeleine Dean (D-PA) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Oct 5, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill sets up a 26-member Science Advisory Board inside the Department of Justice. The board has researchers and justice experts. They give advice to the Attorney General about crime and youth justice rules. The advice is based on research. The Attorney General picks the board members. At least 8 must be researchers. Most must have advanced degrees. The Attorney General must report to Congress each year about what the board does.
Who it affects
The Attorney General and the Department of Justice get research advice from the board. People in the crime and youth justice system may be hit. This happens if the board's advice changes how DOJ makes rules.
One thing to notice
The Attorney General picks all board members and decides whether to follow their advice. The bill does not say the DOJ must use what the board says.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 Democrats.
- Oct 5, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Oct 5, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- Science Advisory Board — A group of researchers and experts who give advice based on research and facts.
- Attorney General — The head of the Department of Justice and the top law officer in the federal government.
- advanced degrees — The highest degree a person can earn in a field, like a PhD or MD.
- youth justice — The system that handles crimes committed by people under 18 years old.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (5,381 characters) on Oct 31, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,778 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-10-31.
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