![Photo of Sen. Michael Crapo [R-ID]](/data/photos/300030-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2016 Report Card for Crapo.
Sponsorship Analysis
Our unique analysis of the bills Crapo has sponsored and cosponsored provides insight into his position in the Senate.
Each dot in the chart below is a member of the Senate. The dots are positioned horizontally according to our progressive—conservative ideology score and vertically according to our leadership score (leaders toward the top). Crapo is shown as a purple triangle. (analysis methodology)
Committee Membership
Michael Crapo sits on the following committees:
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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
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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
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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 13 bills that were enacted. The most recent include:
- S. 383 (114th): Indian Trust Asset Reform Act
- S. 2040 (113th): Blackfoot River Land Exchange Act of 2014
- S. 1764 (110th): A bill to improve the use of a grant of a parcel of land to the State of Idaho for use as an agricultural college, and for ...
- S. 1325 (110th): A bill to amend the Act of July 3, 1890, to provide for the granting to a State of a parcel of land for use as an ...
- S. 3938 (109th): Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act of 2006
- S. 4082 (109th): A bill to make a conforming amendment to the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to examinations of certain insured depository institutions, and for other purposes.
- S. 2856 (109th): Financial Services Regulatory Relief Act of 2006
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 110th Congress).
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Crapo sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Taxation (31%) Health (17%) Native Americans (14%) Public Lands and Natural Resources (8%) Energy (8%) Law (8%) Armed Forces and National Security (8%) Water Resources Development (6%)
Recent Bills
Some of Crapo’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- S. 1279: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to furnish health care ...
- S. 1090: Water and Agriculture Tax Reform Act of 2017
- S. 1001: Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality and Access Act of 2017
- S. 487: Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program Enhancement Act
- S. 407: Building Rail Access for Customers and the Economy Act
- S. 410: Shawna Hill Post 9/11 Education Benefits Transferability Act
- S. 340: Sensible Environmental Protection Act of 2017
Voting Record
Key Votes
| Crapo’s Vote | Vote Description |
|---|---|
| Yea |
H.R. 5325: Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2017
Sep 28, 2016. Bill Passed 72/26.
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| Nay |
S. 2943: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017
Jun 14, 2016. Bill Passed 85/13.
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| 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.
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| Nay |
H.J.Res. 124 (113th): Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015
Sep 18, 2014. Joint Resolution Passed 78/22.
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| 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.
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| Yea |
On the Nomination PN177: Gen. George W. Casey, Jr., in the Army, to be General
Feb 8, 2007. Nomination Confirmed 83/14.
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Missed Votes
From Jan 1999 to May 2017, Crapo missed 129 of 5,760 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.
Primary Sources
The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:
- Congress-Legislators, a community project collecting election information
- The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
- GPO Member Guide for the photo
- GPO.gov/FDSys, for sponsored bills