Congressional Innovation Scorecard
Executive Summary
First released in 2024, the Congressional Innovation Scorecard assesses and rates how the U.S. Congress as a whole — and its individual members (senators and representatives) — support and strengthen a robust national IP system through their political, legislative, and policy activities. This system drives innovation and creative output, boosts economic competitiveness, and improves lives everywhere.
Executive Summary
The U.S. economy is today not only the largest economy in the world – with an estimated GDP at over USD 25 trillion – but is in size and scale the biggest source of innovation and creativity globally. This creativity and innovation is in large measure due to our advanced system of intellectual property (IP) rights and incentives.