1、 https:/crsreports.congress.gov March 25, 2020Congressional Use of Advisory Commissions Following CrisesThroughout U.S. history, Congress has used advisory commissions to assist in the development of public policy. Among other contexts, commissions have been used following crisis situations, includi
2、ng the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Advisory commissions can provide Congress with a potential high-visibility forum to assemble expertise that might not exist within the legislative environment and allow for the in-depth examination of complex, cross-cutting policy issues. As Congress con
3、siders its range of responses to the coronavirus pandemic, the creation of one or more congressional advisory commissions is an option that could provide a platform for, over time, evaluating a myriad of pandemic-related policy issues. Past congressional advisory commissions have retrospectively eva
4、luated policy responses, brought together diverse groups of experts, and supplemented existing congressional oversight mechanisms. What Are Congressional Advisory Commissions? Congressional advisory commissions are formal, temporary groups, created to obtain advice, develop recommendations, or find