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Sen. Michael “Mike” Crapo

Senator for Idaho

pronounced MĪ-kul // KRA-poh


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 2028 and serves until Jan 3, 2029. He is 71 years old.

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]

Analysis

Legislative Metrics

Read our 2022 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, 2019 to Mar 28, 2023. See full analysis methodology.

Committee Membership

Michael “Mike” Crapo sits on the following committees:

Enacted Legislation

Crapo was the primary sponsor of 21 bills that were enacted. The most recent include:

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Does 21 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:

Taxation (23%) Science, Technology, Communications (15%) Health (12%) Public Lands and Natural Resources (12%) Law (10%) Labor and Employment (10%) Armed Forces and National Security (10%) Animals (6%)

Recently Introduced Bills

Crapo recently introduced the following legislation:

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Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.

Voting Record

Key Votes

Crapo voted Yea

Bill Passed 69/30 on Aug 10, 2021.

Crapo voted Yea

Bill Passed 72/26 on Sep 28, 2016.

The Continuing Appropriations and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, and Zika Response and Preparedness Act (H.R. 5325) is an appropriations …

Crapo voted Nay

Conference Report Agreed to 83/16 on Dec 3, 2015.

H.R 22, formerly the Hire More Heroes Act, has become the Senate’s vehicle for passage of the Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the …

Crapo voted Nay

Bill Passed 65/34 on Jul 30, 2015.

This vote turned H.R 22, originally the Hire More Heroes Act, into the Senate’s vehicle for passage of the Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision …

Crapo voted Nay

Bill Passed 76/16 on Dec 16, 2014.

Crapo voted Nay

Joint Resolution Passed 78/22 on Sep 18, 2014.

Crapo voted Yea

Motion Agreed to 81/19 on Dec 15, 2010.

The Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 (Pub.L. 111–312, H.R. 4853, 124 Stat. 3296, enacted December 17, 2010), also known …

Missed Votes

From Jan 1999 to Mar 2023, Crapo missed 171 of 7,965 roll call votes, which is 2.1%. This is on par with the median of 2.3% 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, major life events, and running for higher office.

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Primary Sources

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