diff --git a/scripts/governance/get-createProposalWithSolution-txdata.js b/scripts/governance/get-createProposalWithSolution-txdata.js
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+require('dotenv').config();
+const path = require('node:path');
+
+const { ethers } = require('hardhat');
+const ipfsClient = require('ipfs-http-client');
+
+const { simulateTransaction, constants } = require('./helpers');
+const fs = require('fs');
+const { GOVERNANCE_ADDRESS, IPFS_API_URL, CATEGORY_PARAM_TYPES } = constants;
+
+const ipfs = ipfsClient({ url: IPFS_API_URL });
+
+const verifyDecodedTxInputs = (inputs, decodedTxInputs) => {
+  if (decodedTxInputs[0] !== inputs[0]) {
+    throw new Error(`Title mismatch: ${decodedTxInputs[0]} !== ${inputs[0]}`);
+  }
+
+  if (decodedTxInputs[1] !== inputs[1]) {
+    throw new Error(`Short description mismatch: ${decodedTxInputs[1]} !== ${inputs[1]}`);
+  }
+
+  if (decodedTxInputs[2] !== inputs[2]) {
+    throw new Error(`Ipfs hash mismatch: ${decodedTxInputs[2]} !== ${inputs[2]}`);
+  }
+
+  if (decodedTxInputs[3] !== inputs[3]) {
+    throw new Error(`Category mismatch: ${decodedTxInputs[3]} !== ${inputs[3]}`);
+  }
+
+  if (decodedTxInputs[4] !== inputs[4]) {
+    throw new Error(`Solution Hash mismatch: ${decodedTxInputs[4]} !== ${inputs[4]}`);
+  }
+
+  if (decodedTxInputs[5] !== inputs[5]) {
+    throw new Error(`Action mismatch: ${decodedTxInputs[5]} !== ${inputs[5]}`);
+  }
+};
+
+/**
+ *
+ * Generate the tx data for the Governance.createProposalWithSolution transaction using the provided proposal data
+ *
+ * @param proposalFilePath path for file of proposal data containing title, shortDescription, and description
+ * @param categoryId category id for the proposal
+ * @param actionParamsRaw action params for the proposal as stringified JSON
+ * @param solutionHash hash of the solution for the proposal
+ * @returns {Promise<{createProposalWithSolution: *}>}
+ */
+const main = async (proposalFilePath, categoryId, actionParamsRaw, solutionHash = '') => {
+  const governance = await ethers.getContractAt('Governance', GOVERNANCE_ADDRESS);
+  const [proposal] = require(path.resolve(proposalFilePath));
+  const actionParams = JSON.parse(actionParamsRaw);
+
+  // check for any missing required data before processing and uploading files to IPFS
+  if (Object.keys(proposal).length > 3) {
+    throw new Error('Proposal data should only contain title, shortDescription, and description');
+  }
+
+  if (!proposal.title) {
+    throw new Error('Proposal title is required');
+  }
+
+  if (!proposal.shortDescription) {
+    throw new Error('Proposal short description is required');
+  }
+
+  if (!proposal.description) {
+    throw new Error('Proposal description is required');
+  }
+
+  if (!categoryId) {
+    throw new Error('Category ID is required');
+  }
+
+  if (!actionParams) {
+    throw new Error('Action is required');
+  }
+
+  if (CATEGORY_PARAM_TYPES[categoryId].length !== actionParams.length) {
+    throw new Error(
+      `Action Params length mismatch: ${CATEGORY_PARAM_TYPES[categoryId].length} !== ${actionParams.length}`,
+    );
+  }
+
+  const encodedActionParams = ethers.utils.defaultAbiCoder.encode(CATEGORY_PARAM_TYPES[categoryId], actionParams);
+
+  // upload proposal file to IPFS
+  const file = await ipfs.add(fs.readFileSync(proposalFilePath));
+  await ipfs.pin.add(file.path);
+
+  // group the inputs for the createProposalWithSolution transaction
+  const inputs = [proposal.title, proposal.shortDescription, file.path, categoryId, solutionHash, encodedActionParams];
+
+  // create the transaction data for createProposalwithSolution
+  const createProposalTransaction = await governance.populateTransaction.createProposalwithSolution(...inputs);
+  console.log(`Tx data:\n${createProposalTransaction.data}`);
+
+  // simulate the transaction
+  const decodedTxInputs = await simulateTransaction(createProposalTransaction.data);
+
+  // verify the decoded inputs match the inputs
+  verifyDecodedTxInputs(inputs, decodedTxInputs);
+
+  return createProposalTransaction;
+};
+
+if (require.main === module) {
+  main(process.argv[2], process.argv[3], process.argv[4], process.argv[5]).catch(e => {
+    console.log('Unhandled error encountered: ', e.stack);
+    process.exit(1);
+  });
+}
+
+module.exports = main;
diff --git a/scripts/governance/helpers.js b/scripts/governance/helpers.js
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+const axios = require('axios');
+const { inspect } = require('node:util');
+const nexusSdk = require('@nexusmutual/deployments');
+
+const AB_MEMBER = '0x87B2a7559d85f4653f13E6546A14189cd5455d45';
+const GOVERNANCE_ADDRESS = nexusSdk.addresses.Governance;
+
+const IPFS_API_URL = 'https://api.nexusmutual.io/ipfs-api/api/v0';
+
+const CATEGORY_PARAM_TYPES = {
+  29: ['bytes2[]', 'address[]'],
+  43: ['bytes2[]', 'address[]', 'uint256[]'],
+};
+
+/**
+ * NOTE: requires TENDERLY_ACCESS_KEY env
+ * @param {HexString} input - the tx.data
+ */
+const simulateTransaction = async input => {
+  const payload = {
+    save: true, // save result to dashboard
+    save_if_fails: true, // show reverted txs in dashboard
+    simulation_type: 'full',
+    network_id: '1',
+    from: AB_MEMBER,
+    to: GOVERNANCE_ADDRESS,
+    gas: 8000000,
+    gas_price: 0,
+    value: 0,
+    input,
+  };
+
+  const response = await axios.post(
+    `https://api.tenderly.co/api/v1/account/NexusMutual/project/nexusmutual/simulate`,
+    payload,
+    { headers: { 'X-Access-Key': process.env.TENDERLY_ACCESS_KEY } },
+  );
+
+  const { transaction, simulation } = response.data;
+  const decodedTxInputs = transaction.transaction_info.call_trace.decoded_input.map(input => input.value);
+  console.info('governance.createProposal input:\n', inspect(decodedTxInputs, { depth: null }));
+  console.info(
+    '\nTenderly Simulated transaction:\n',
+    `https://dashboard.tenderly.co/NexusMutual/nexusmutual/simulator/${simulation.id}`,
+  );
+
+  return decodedTxInputs;
+};
+
+module.exports = {
+  simulateTransaction,
+  constants: {
+    GOVERNANCE_ADDRESS,
+    AB_MEMBER,
+    IPFS_API_URL,
+    CATEGORY_PARAM_TYPES,
+  },
+};
diff --git a/scripts/governance/proposal-sample.json b/scripts/governance/proposal-sample.json
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+[{
+  "title": "",
+  "shortDescription": "",
+  "description": ""
+}]