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 2018 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 from Jan 6, 2015 to Oct 17, 2019. See full analysis methodology.

Ratings from Advocacy Organizations

FreedomWorks: 100% Americans for Prosperity: 94% NumbersUSA: 88% The Club for Growth: 77% United States Chamber of Commerce: 70% American Civil Liberties Union: 18% 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 International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness
- Member, Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight
Senate Committee on the Judiciary
- Member, Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights
- Member, Subcommittee on Intellectual Property
- Member, Subcommittee on Oversight, Agency Action, Federal Rights and Federal Courts
- Member, Subcommittee on the Constitution

Enacted Legislation

Crapo was the primary sponsor of 17 bills that were enacted. The most recent include:

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Does 17 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 110^th Congress).

Bills Sponsored

Issue Areas

Crapo sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:

Taxation (27%) Public Lands and Natural Resources (16%) Armed Forces and National Security (14%) Health (14%) Finance and Financial Sector (10%) Law (8%) Science, Technology, Communications (6%) Animals (6%)

Recent Bills

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

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Voting Record

Key Votes

Crapo voted Nay

S.Res. 331: A resolution instructing the managers on the part of the Senate on the bill S. 1790 (116th Congress) ...

Resolution Agreed to 91/4 on Sep 25, 2019.

Crapo voted Yea

H.J.Res. 31: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019

Conference Report Agreed to 83/16 on Feb 14, 2019.

This bill, in its final form, funded the parts of the federal government whose funding was to lapse on February 15, 2019. On December 22, ...

Crapo voted Yea

H.R. 5325: Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2017

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

H.R. 22: Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy Act

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

H.R. 22: Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy Act

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

H.R. 5771 (113th): Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014

Bill Passed 76/16 on Dec 16, 2014.

Crapo voted Nay

H.J.Res. 124 (113th): Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015

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

Crapo voted Nay

On the Nomination PN1183: Nancy L. Moritz, of Kansas, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit

Nomination Confirmed 90/3 on May 5, 2014.

Crapo voted Nay

On the Nomination PN1203: James Maxwell Moody, Jr., of Arkansas, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District ...

Nomination Confirmed 95/4 on Feb 25, 2014.

Crapo voted Nay

On the Nomination PN1192: Jeffrey Alker Meyer, of Connecticut, to be United States District Judge for the District of Connecticut

Nomination Confirmed 91/2 on Feb 24, 2014.

Crapo voted Yea

H.R. 4853 (111th): Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010

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 Oct 2019, Crapo missed 138 of 6,547 roll call votes, which is 2.1%. This is on par with the median of 1.5% 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.

Show the numbers...

Time Period	Votes Eligible	Missed Votes	Percent	Percentile
1999 Jan-Mar	81	0	0.0%	0^th
1999 Apr-Jun	111	6	5.4%	87^th
1999 Jul-Sep	112	8	7.1%	93^rd
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%	87^th
2000 Jul-Sep	89	1	1.1%	40^th
2000 Oct-Dec	38	4	10.5%	67^th
2001 Jan-Mar	63	4	6.3%	94^th
2001 Apr-Jun	157	8	5.1%	94^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%	94^th
2002 Jul-Sep	61	10	16.4%	94^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%	41^st
2003 Jul-Sep	108	5	4.6%	95^th
2003 Oct-Nov	89	0	0.0%	0^th
2004 Jan-Mar	64	1	1.6%	68^th
2004 Apr-Jun	88	1	1.1%	50^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%	68^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%	31^st
2006 Jul-Sep	73	1	1.4%	77^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%	97^th
2007 Jul-Sep	119	4	3.4%	82^nd
2007 Oct-Dec	85	3	3.5%	79^th
2008 Jan-Mar	85	0	0.0%	0^th
2008 Apr-Jun	77	3	3.9%	77^th
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%	48^th
2009 Jul-Sep	89	1	1.1%	55^th
2009 Oct-Dec	94	0	0.0%	0^th
2010 Jan-Mar	108	3	2.8%	74^th
2010 Apr-Jun	96	2	2.1%	62^nd
2010 Jul-Sep	44	2	4.5%	83^rd
2010 Nov-Dec	51	1	2.0%	45^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%	95^th
2012 Apr-Jun	109	2	1.8%	76^th
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%	80^th
2013 Apr-Jun	76	1	1.3%	38^th
2013 Jul-Sep	43	0	0.0%	0^th
2013 Oct-Dec	80	4	5.0%	78^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%	56^th
2015 Apr-Jun	85	2	2.4%	69^th
2015 Jul-Sep	52	1	1.9%	59^th
2015 Oct-Dec	67	3	4.5%	83^rd
2016 Jan-Mar	38	1	2.6%	48^th
2016 Apr-Jun	79	2	2.5%	69^th
2016 Jul-Sep	34	1	2.9%	62^nd
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%	57^th
2018 Jan-Mar	63	0	0.0%	0^th
2018 Apr-Jun	80	1	1.2%	54^th
2018 Jul-Sep	75	1	1.3%	45^th
2018 Oct-Dec	56	2	3.6%	88^th
2019 Jan-Mar	54	2	3.7%	65^th
2019 Apr-Jun	135	0	0.0%	0^th
2019 Jul-Sep	124	2	1.6%	57^th
2019 Oct-Oct	12	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
GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills

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Analysis

Legislative Metrics

Ideology–Leadership Chart

Ratings from Advocacy Organizations

Committee Membership

Enacted Legislation

Bills Sponsored

Issue Areas

Recent Bills

Voting Record

Key Votes

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Missed Votes

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