Cramer is the junior senator from North Dakota and is a Republican. He has served since Jan 3, 2019. Cramer is next up for reelection in 2024 and serves until Jan 3, 2025 unless re-elected.
He was previously the representative for North Dakota’s at-large district as a Republican from 2013 to 2018.
![Photo of Sen. Kevin Cramer [R-ND]](/static/legislator-photos/412555-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2019 Report Card for Cramer.
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Cramer is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot is a member of the Senate positioned according to our liberal–conservative ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).
The chart is based on the bills Cramer has sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 6, 2015 to Aug 11, 2020. See full analysis methodology.
Ratings from Advocacy Organizations
Committee Membership
Kevin Cramer sits on the following committees:
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Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
- Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife subcommittee Chair
Clean Air and Nuclear Safety, Transportation and Infrastructure subcommittees -
Senate Committee on Armed Services
- Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
- Senate Committee on the Budget
- Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs
Enacted Legislation
Cramer was the primary sponsor of 5 bills that were enacted:
- H.R. 6038: To establish a procedure for the conveyance of certain Federal property around the Dickinson Reservoir in the State of North Dakota.
- H.R. 6039: To establish a procedure for the conveyance of certain Federal property around the Jamestown Reservoir in the State of North Dakota, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 2154: To rename the Red River Valley Agricultural Research Center in Fargo, North Dakota, as the Edward T. Schafer Agricultural Research Center.
- H.R. 1168 (114th): Native American Children’s Safety Act
- H.R. 767 (113th): To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to modify the Pilot Project offices of the Federal Permit Streamlining Pilot Project.
Does 5 not sound like a lot? Very few bills are ever enacted — most legislators sponsor only a handful that are signed into law. But there are other legislative activities that we don’t track that are also important, including offering amendments, committee work and oversight of the other branches, and constituent services.
We consider a bill enacted if one of the following is true: a) it is enacted itself, b) it has a companion bill in the other chamber (as identified by Congress) which was enacted, or c) if at least about half of its provisions were incorporated into bills that were enacted (as determined by an automated text analysis, applicable beginning with bills in the 110th Congress).
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Cramer sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Taxation (20%) Public Lands and Natural Resources (17%) Health (14%) Armed Forces and National Security (14%) Science, Technology, Communications (11%) International Affairs (9%) Finance and Financial Sector (9%) Transportation and Public Works (6%)
Recent Bills
Some of Cramer’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- S. 4463: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include certain ...
- S. 4389: A bill to make certain irrigation districts eligible for Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program ...
- S. 4154: Bank Service Company Examination Coordination Act of 2020
- S. 4117: Paycheck Protection Small Business Forgiveness Act
- S.Res. 554: A resolution recognizing the contributions of health care professionals during the 2020 Coronavirus ...
- S. 3572: Strained Partnership Act
- S. 3533: Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic Notarization Act of 2020
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2019 to Aug 2020, Cramer missed 16 of 585 roll call votes, which is 2.7%. This is on par with the median of 1.7% among the lifetime records of senators currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
We don’t track why legislators miss votes, but it’s often due to medical absenses and major life events.
Primary Sources
The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:
- unitedstates/congress-legislators, a community project gathering congressional information
- The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
- GPO Member Guide for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
