Michael Crapo, Senator for Idaho

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.

He was previously the representative for Idaho’s 2^nd congressional district as a Republican from 1993 to 1998.

Analysis

Legislative Metrics

Read our 2017 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 liberal–conservative 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. See full analysis methodology.

Ratings from Advocacy Organizations

FreedomWorks: 100% Americans for Prosperity: 92% NumbersUSA: 88% United States Chamber of Commerce: 85% The Club for Growth: 73% American Civil Liberties Union: 29% The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws: D League of Conservation Voters: 7% Human Rights Campaign: 0% NIAC Action: F Planned Parenthood Action Fund: 0%

Committee Membership

Michael Crapo sits on the following committees:

Chair, Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
- Ex Officio, Subcommittee on Economic Policy
- Ex Officio, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection
- Ex Officio, Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community Development
- Ex Officio, Subcommittee on National Security and International Trade and Finance
- Ex Officio, Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance, and Investment
Joint Committee on Taxation
Senate Committee on the Budget
Senate Committee on Finance
- Member, Subcommittee on Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure
- Member, Subcommittee on Social Security, Pensions, and Family Policy
- Member, Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
Senate Committee on the Judiciary
- Member, Subcommittee on Border Security and Immigration
- Member, Subcommittee on Oversight, Agency Action, Federal Rights and Federal Courts
- Member, Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law
- Member, Subcommittee on the Constitution

Enacted Legislation

Crapo was the primary sponsor of 14 bills that were enacted. The most recent include:

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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 about one third or more of its provisions were incorporated into bills that were enacted (as determined by an automated text analysis, applicable beginning with bills in the 110^th Congress).

Bills Sponsored

Issue Areas

Crapo sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:

Taxation (28%) Health (18%) Finance and Financial Sector (13%) Armed Forces and National Security (10%) Public Lands and Natural Resources (10%) Energy (8%) Law (8%) Native Americans (8%)

Recent Bills

Some of Crapo’s most recently sponsored bills include...

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Voting Record

Key Votes

Crapo’s Vote	Vote Description
Nay	H.R. 1892: Further Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018; Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2018, the SUSTAIN Care Act of 2018; Family First Prevention Services Act.; Honoring Hometown ... Feb 9, 2018. Motion Agreed to 71/28. This bill became the vehicle for passage of funding for the federal government through March 23, 2018, to avert a government shutdown that would have occurred on February 9, 2018 had this bill not been enacted. The bill was introduced as the Honoring Hometown Heroes ...
Yea	H.R. 5325: Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2017 Sep 28, 2016. Bill Passed 72/26.
Yea	S. 2012: Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015 Apr 20, 2016. Bill Passed 85/12. This week, the Senate began debate on the first major energy legislation to be considered since 2007. Introduced by Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), the bill -- S. 2012, the Energy Policy Modernization Act -- received an unlikely overwhelming bipartisan vote when it passed out of ...
Nay	H.R. 22: Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy Act Dec 3, 2015. Conference Report Agreed to 83/16. 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 Economy Act or DRIVE Act (S. 1647). The DRIVE Act is a major bipartisan transportation bill that would authorize funding ...
Nay	H.R. 22: Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy Act Jul 30, 2015. Bill Passed 65/34. 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 for the Economy Act or DRIVE Act (S. 1647), a major bipartisan transportation bill, and the Export-Import Bank Reform and ...
Nay	H.R. 5771 (113th): Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014 Dec 16, 2014. Bill Passed 76/16.
Nay	H.J.Res. 124 (113th): Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015 Sep 18, 2014. Joint Resolution Passed 78/22.
Yea	H.R. 4853 (111th): Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 Dec 15, 2010. Motion Agreed to 81/19. 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 as the 2010 Tax Relief Act, was passed by the United States Congress on December 16, 2010, and signed into ...
Yea	On the Nomination PN64-6: Timothy F. Geithner, of New York, to be Secretary of the Treasury Jan 26, 2009. Nomination Confirmed 60/34.
Yea	On the Nomination PN177: Gen. George W. Casey, Jr., in the Army, to be General Feb 8, 2007. Nomination Confirmed 83/14.

Missed Votes

From Jan 1999 to Apr 2018, Crapo missed 130 of 6,028 roll call votes, which is 2.2%. This is worse than the median of 1.4% among the lifetime records of senators currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.

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Time Period	Votes Eligible	Missed Votes	Percent	Percentile
1999 Jan-Mar	81	0	0.0%	0^th
1999 Apr-Jun	111	6	5.4%	85^th
1999 Jul-Sep	112	8	7.1%	89^th
1999 Oct-Nov	70	0	0.0%	0^th
2000 Feb-Mar	51	0	0.0%	0^th
2000 Apr-Jun	120	5	4.2%	79^th
2000 Jul-Sep	89	1	1.1%	42^nd
2000 Oct-Dec	38	4	10.5%	68^th
2001 Jan-Mar	63	4	6.3%	96^th
2001 Apr-Jun	157	8	5.1%	96^th
2001 Jul-Sep	68	0	0.0%	0^th
2001 Oct-Dec	92	0	0.0%	0^th
2002 Jan-Mar	59	0	0.0%	0^th
2002 Apr-Jun	107	10	9.3%	96^th
2002 Jul-Sep	61	10	16.4%	96^th
2002 Oct-Nov	26	0	0.0%	0^th
2003 Jan-Mar	112	0	0.0%	0^th
2003 Apr-Jun	150	2	1.3%	46^th
2003 Jul-Sep	108	5	4.6%	96^th
2003 Oct-Nov	89	0	0.0%	0^th
2004 Jan-Mar	64	1	1.6%	67^th
2004 Apr-Jun	88	1	1.1%	48^th
2004 Jul-Sep	42	0	0.0%	0^th
2004 Oct-Dec	22	0	0.0%	0^th
2005 Jan-Mar	81	0	0.0%	0^th
2005 Apr-Jun	89	2	2.2%	67^th
2005 Jul-Sep	76	0	0.0%	0^th
2005 Oct-Dec	120	0	0.0%	0^th
2006 Jan-Mar	83	0	0.0%	0^th
2006 Apr-Jun	107	1	0.9%	26^th
2006 Jul-Sep	73	1	1.4%	74^th
2006 Nov-Dec	16	0	0.0%	0^th
2007 Jan-Mar	126	5	4.0%	85^th
2007 Apr-Jun	112	9	8.0%	95^th
2007 Jul-Sep	119	4	3.4%	83^rd
2007 Oct-Dec	85	3	3.5%	76^th
2008 Jan-Mar	85	0	0.0%	0^th
2008 Apr-Jun	77	3	3.9%	71^st
2008 Jul-Sep	47	0	0.0%	0^th
2008 Oct-Dec	6	0	0.0%	0^th
2009 Jan-Mar	118	0	0.0%	0^th
2009 Apr-Jun	96	1	1.0%	45^th
2009 Jul-Sep	89	1	1.1%	56^th
2009 Oct-Dec	94	0	0.0%	0^th
2010 Jan-Mar	108	3	2.8%	76^th
2010 Apr-Jun	96	2	2.1%	64^th
2010 Jul-Sep	44	2	4.5%	84^th
2010 Nov-Dec	51	1	2.0%	46^th
2011 Jan-Mar	46	2	4.3%	73^rd
2011 Apr-Jun	58	0	0.0%	0^th
2011 Jul-Sep	49	0	0.0%	0^th
2011 Oct-Dec	82	0	0.0%	0^th
2012 Jan-Mar	63	4	6.3%	92^nd
2012 Apr-Jun	109	2	1.8%	73^rd
2012 Jul-Sep	28	0	0.0%	0^th
2012 Nov-Dec	50	0	0.0%	0^th
2013 Jan-Jan	1	0	0.0%	0^th
2013 Jan-Mar	92	2	2.2%	83^rd
2013 Apr-Jun	76	1	1.3%	36^th
2013 Jul-Sep	43	0	0.0%	0^th
2013 Oct-Dec	80	4	5.0%	76^th
2014 Jan-Mar	93	0	0.0%	0^th
2014 Apr-Jun	123	0	0.0%	0^th
2014 Jul-Sep	54	0	0.0%	0^th
2014 Nov-Dec	96	0	0.0%	0^th
2015 Jan-Mar	135	1	0.7%	52^nd
2015 Apr-Jun	85	2	2.4%	69^th
2015 Jul-Sep	52	1	1.9%	58^th
2015 Oct-Dec	67	3	4.5%	82^nd
2016 Jan-Mar	38	1	2.6%	45^th
2016 Apr-Jun	79	2	2.5%	71^st
2016 Jul-Sep	34	1	2.9%	61^st
2016 Nov-Dec	12	0	0.0%	0^th
2017 Jan-Mar	101	0	0.0%	0^th
2017 Apr-Jun	54	0	0.0%	0^th
2017 Jul-Sep	53	0	0.0%	0^th
2017 Oct-Dec	117	1	0.9%	52^nd
2018 Jan-Mar	63	0	0.0%	0^th
2018 Apr-Apr	17	0	0.0%	0^th

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
GPO.gov/FDSys, for sponsored bills

Michael Crapo is pronounced:

MĪ-kul // KRA-poh

The letters stand for sounds according to the following table:

Letter	Sounds As In
A a	cat
Ī ī	eye
K k	king
L l	leg
M m	man
OH oh	most
P p	pen
R r	rag
U u	cup

Capital letters indicate a stressed syllable.

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