Crapo is the senior senator from Idaho and is a Republican. He has served since Jan 6, 1999. Crapo is next up for reelection in 2022 and serves until Jan 3, 2023.
He was previously the representative for Idaho’s 2nd congressional district as a Republican from 1993 to 1998.
![Photo of Sen. Michael “Mike” Crapo [R-ID]](/static/legislator-photos/300030-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2020 Report Card for Crapo.
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Crapo is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot is a member of the Senate positioned according to our ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).
The chart is based on the bills Crapo has sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 3, 2017 to Jun 21, 2021. See full analysis methodology.
Ratings from Advocacy Organizations
Committee Membership
Michael “Mike” Crapo sits on the following committees:
Enacted Legislation
Crapo was the primary sponsor of 19 bills that were enacted. The most recent include:
- S. 430 (116th): A bill to extend the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000.
- S. 754 (116th): National Fish Habitat Conservation Act of 2019
- S. 97 (115th): Nuclear Energy Innovation Capabilities Act of 2017
- S. 2155 (115th): Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act
- S. 1463 (115th): Financial Stability Oversight Council Insurance Member Continuity Act
- S.J.Res. 47 (115th): A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating ...
- S. 383 (114th): Indian Trust Asset Reform Act
Does 19 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
Crapo sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Armed Forces and National Security (17%) Taxation (17%) Health (15%) Public Lands and Natural Resources (15%) Science, Technology, Communications (11%) Law (9%) Finance and Financial Sector (9%) Labor and Employment (7%)
Recent Bills
Some of Crapo’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- S. 2164: A bill to provide for certain reforms with respect to the Medicare program ...
- S. 2050: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove silencers ...
- S. 1873: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide ...
- S. 1699: Combatting COVID Unemployment Fraud Act of 2021
- S. 1389: Back to Work Bonus Act
- S. 743: State Fiscal Flexibility Act of 2021
- S. 435: Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2021
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 1999 to Jun 2021, Crapo missed 139 of 7,187 roll call votes, which is 1.9%. This is on par with the median of 1.6% 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
