Grimm was the representative for New York’s 11th congressional district and was a Republican. He served from 2013 to 2014.
He was previously the representative for New York’s 13th congressional district as a Republican from 2011 to 2012.
Misconduct
In 2014 Grimm pleaded guilty to tax evasion after having been investigated for violating federal campaign finance laws by soliciting and accepting prohibited campaign contributions, causing false information to be included in campaign finance reports, and improperly seeking assistance from a foreign national in soliciting campaign contributions in exchange for offering to use his official position to assist that individual in obtaining a green card. This plea came three years after the Office of Congressional Ethics began an investigation of the allegations. Grimm resigned in January 2015 and served seven months in prison.
| Nov. 26, 2014 | House Committee on Ethics deferred to the Department of Justice |
| 2014 | Grimm pleaded guilty to tax evasion. |
| 2015 | Resigned and served seven months in prison. |
![Photo of Rep. Michael Grimm [R-NY11, 2013-2014]](/static/legislator-photos/412451-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2014 Report Card for Grimm.
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Grimm is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot was a member of the House of Representatives in 2014 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 Grimm sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 6, 2009 to Dec 11, 2014. See full analysis methodology.
Enacted Legislation
Grimm was the primary sponsor of 5 bills that were enacted:
- H.R. 2591 (113th): To amend certain provisions of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012.
- H.R. 3370 (113th): Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2014
- H.R. 6118 (112th): Taking Essential Steps for Testing Act of 2012
- H.R. 2606 (112th): New York City Natural Gas Supply Enhancement Act
- H.R. 2422 (112th): To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 45 Bay Street, Suite 2, in Staten Island, New York, as the “Sergeant Angel Mendez …
Does 5 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
Grimm sponsored bills primarily in these issue areas:
Finance and Financial Sector (19%) Taxation (19%) International Affairs (15%) Transportation and Public Works (15%) Government Operations and Politics (11%) Armed Forces and National Security (11%) Crime and Law Enforcement (6%) Environmental Protection (4%)
Recently Introduced Bills
Grimm recently introduced the following legislation:
- H.R. 5813 (113th): U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Improvement Act of 2014
- H.R. 5438 (113th): Tanning Tax Repeal Act of 2014
- H.R. 4368 (113th): Keep Knives Out of Our Skies Act
- H.Con.Res. 93 (113th): Directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make technical corrections …
- H.R. 4144 (113th): U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Board of Visitors Enhancement Act
- H.Res. 414 (113th): Supporting the goals and ideals of American Education Week.
- H.R. 3370 (113th): Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2014
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Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2011 to Dec 2014, Grimm missed 113 of 2,810 roll call votes, which is 4.0%. This is worse than the median of 2.5% among the lifetime records of representatives serving in Dec 2014. 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.
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
