Institute for Legislative Analysis

Institute for Legislative AnalysisFormation| May, 2023

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Tax ID no.

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Headquarters| 300 Independence Ave SE Washington, DC 20003

Chief Executive Officer

| Ryan McGowan

President

| Fred McGrath

Vice President

| Francis T. Finnegan III
Website| www.limitedgov.org

The Institute for Legislative Analysis (ILA) is an American political research organization which "serves as a data and policy hub for right-of-center organizations" and analyzes legislation introduced in the US Congress and the 50 state legislatures.[1] The ILA publishes the most comprehensive congressional scorecard which provides "much greater ability to pinpoint exactly where lawmakers stand across the full spectrum of issues," through the collection of roughly 40,000 votes cast by members of congress each year.[2][3] The ILA constructs scorecards for other national conservative and libertarian organizations through its Limited Government Index (LGI), which is a platform containing bill analyses and lawmaker vote data to "help the groups more effectively lobby lawmakers and deploy their activists".[4][5]

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 Limited Government Index
* 3 Scorecard usage
* 4 References

## History

"The ILA was launched by former employees of the American Conservative Union (ACU), also known as the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC)."[6] Ryan McGowan, Fred McGrath and Francis T. Finnegan III are the original architects of the nation's first 50-state comprehensive scorecard, which they spent nearly a decade constructing while at the ACU.[7][8][9] The ILA was created to equip other national liberty-minded groups with scorecards "and craft even more robust tools to sharpen the teeth of political-watchdog organizations."[10]

## Limited Government Index

"Unlike the vast majority of scorecards that are based on a particular political party or philosophy (which tend to evolve overtime), the LGI provides a non-partisan measurement that is based on the limited government principles of the U.S. Constitution."[11] The ILA grades all elected officials on a 100-point scale, with a 0% score representing a big government voting record and a 100% score a limited government voting record.[12]

## Scorecard usage

ILA's ratings are frequently cited by lawmakers and campaigns to highlight vote records to constituents and voters.[13][14][15] Each year the ILA holds a congressional award event which is attended by 50 members of congress who receive recognition for earning the highest ratings on the Limited Government Index.[16][17]

## References

1. ↑ Sears, Bryan P. (2023-06-14). "Political Notes: A new scorecard, GOP claims vindication in poll, and Perez's new post" (in en-US). https://www.marylandmatters.org/2023/06/14/political-notes-a-new-scorecard-gop-claims-vindication-in-poll-and-perezs-new-post/.
2. ↑ "Institute for Legislative Analysis" (in en). https://scorecard.limitedgov.org/.
3. ↑ Gillespie, Brandon (2023-05-22). "New conservative group grades lawmakers on limited government principles. See where yours stands" (in en-US). https://www.foxnews.com/politics/new-conservative-group-grades-lawmakers-limited-government-principles-see-where-yours-stands.
4. ↑ Sears, Bryan P. (2023-06-14). "Political Notes: A new scorecard, GOP claims vindication in poll, and Perez's new post" (in en-US). https://www.marylandmatters.org/2023/06/14/political-notes-a-new-scorecard-gop-claims-vindication-in-poll-and-perezs-new-post/.
5. ↑ "About | Institute for Legislative Analysis" (in en-US). 2021-02-13. https://www.limitedgov.org/about/.
6. ↑ Darnell, Tim; Press, The Associated (2023-05-30). "Georgia's Andrew Clyde opposed to Biden-McCarthy debt ceiling package" (in en). https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2023/05/30/georgias-andrew-clyde-opposed-biden-mccarthy-debt-ceiling-package/.
7. ↑ "Congressional Democrats Are Capitol Hill's Extremists, New Study Finds". 2023-06-08. https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/06/08/new-data-confirm-democrats-capitol-hills-extremists/.
8. ↑ "ACU Ratings" (in en). http://ratings.conservative.org/.
9. ↑ Newsradio, K. I. D.. "Featured Interview: Fred McGrath – Director, Center For Legislative Accounablity" (in en-US). https://www.kidnewsradio.com/featured-interview-fred-mcgrath-director-center-for-legislative-accounablity/.
10. ↑ "Congressional Democrats Are Capitol Hill's Extremists, New Study Finds". 2023-06-08. https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/06/08/new-data-confirm-democrats-capitol-hills-extremists/.
11. ↑ Dispatch, Tampa (2023-05-30). "Kathy Castor ranks very low on limited government principles" (in en-US). http://www.tampadispatch.com/kathy-castor-ranks-very-low-on-limited-government-principles/.
12. ↑ "Methodology | Institute for Legislative Analysis" (in en-US). 2023-05-04. https://www.limitedgov.org/methodology/.
13. ↑ "Higgins Receives Champion of Limited Government Award" (in en). 2023-06-15. http://clayhiggins.house.gov/media/press-releases/higgins-receives-champion-limited-government-award.
14. ↑ "Congressman Cloud Receives "Champion of Limited Government Award"" (in en). https://cloud.house.gov/posts/congressman-cloud-receives-champion-of-limited-government-award.
15. ↑ "Senator Lummis Gets Defender of Limited Government Award" (in en-US). 2023-06-22. https://mybighornbasin.com/lummis-defender-of-limited-freedom-award/.
16. ↑ "Gallery | Institute for Legislative Analysis" (in en-US). 2023-06-08. https://www.limitedgov.org/gallery/.
17. ↑ Okun, Eli (2023-06-09). "Playbook PM: Shakeup rattles Trump's legal team" (in en). https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook-pm/2023/06/09/shakeup-rattles-trumps-legal-team-00101278.

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