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  • CRAPO, MICHAEL D
Experience: Senate: 1999-Present
Home State: Idaho
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Personal

    Full Name: Michael 'Mike' D. Crapo
    Gender: Male
    Family: Wife: Susan; 5 Children: Michelle, Brian, Stephanie, Lara, Paul
    Birth Date: 05/20/1951
    Birth Place: Idaho Falls, ID
    Home City: Idaho Falls, ID
    Religion: L.D.S.

Education

    JD, Harvard University, 1977
    BA, Political Science, Brigham Young University, 1973

Political Experience

    Senator, United States Senate, 1998-present
    Former Republican Deputy Whip, United States House of Representatives, 1997-1998
    Former Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1993-1998
    Former President Pro Tempore, Idaho State Senate, 1988-1992
    Former Senator, Idaho State Senate, 1984-1992
    Former Precinct Committeeman, Bonneville County, 1980-1984
    Vice Chair, Bonneville County Republican Committee, 1980-1984

Current Legislative Committees

    Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, Member
    Budget, Member
    Environment and Public Works, Member
    Finance, Member
    Indian Affairs, Member
    Joint Committee on Taxation, Member
    Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety, Member
    Subcommittee on Economic Policy, Member
    Subcommittee on Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure, Member
    Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection, Member
    Subcommittee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Growth, Member
    Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance, and Investment, Chair
    Subcommittee on Superfund, Waste Management, and Regulatory Oversight, Member
    Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight, Chair
    Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Member, Air Force Caucus
    Member, Automotive Performance and Motorsports Caucus
    Member, Congressional COPD Caucus
    Member, Congressional Fire Services Caucus
    Member, Congressional Internet Caucus
    Co-Chair, Congressional Sportsman's Caucus
    Member, Congressional Sportsman's Caucus
    Member, Congressional Word Trade Organization Caucus for Farmers & Ranchers
    Member, Lewis & Clark Bicentennial Caucus
    Member, Potato Caucus
    Member, Renewables and Energy Efficiency Caucus
    Member, Republican High Tech Task Force
    Member, Senate 4-H Caucus
    Member, Senate Biotechnology Caucus
    Member, Senate Medical Technology Caucus
    Member, Senate Missing, Exploited and Runaway Children Caucus
    Member, Senate National Guard Caucus
    Member, Senate Native Americans Caucus
    Founder, Senate Nuclear Cleanup Caucus
    Co-Chair, Senate Nuclear Cleanup Caucus
    Member, Senate Nuclear Cleanup Caucus
    Member, Senate Philanthropy Caucus
    Member, Senate Produce Caucus
    Member, Senate Republican Conference Task Force on Hispanic Affairs
    Member, Senate Rural Healthcare Caucus
    Co-Chair, Senate Sweetener Caucus
    Member, Senate Sweetener Caucus
    Co-Chair, Senate Western Caucus
    Member, Senate Western Caucus
    Former Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Rural Revitalization, Conservation, Forestry and Credit, United States Senate
    Member, United Service Organization (USO) Congressional Caucus
    Member, Western Water Caucus
    Member, Zero Capital Gains Tax Caucus
    Member, National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, 2010
    Member, Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, United States Senate, 2001-2008
    Founder, Congressional Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Caucus, 2003
    Former Strategic Planning Leader, House Republican Leadership, 1997-1998
    Former Sophomore Liaison, Ho
    New Member Leader, House Republican Leadership, 1993-1994

Professional Experience

    Former Attorney, Holden, Kidwell, Hahn & Crapo, 1979-1992
    Former Attorney, Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher, 1978-1979
    Former Law Clerk, The Honorable James M. Carter, 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, 1977-1978

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Member, Boy Scouts of America
    Member, California Bar Association
    Member, Idaho Bar Association
    Former Member, Idaho Falls Rotary Club, 1984-1988

Additional Information

Awards:

    Ground Water Protector Award, National Ground Water Association, 2001-2002
    Champion of Small Business, Small Business Survival Committee, 2001
    Benjamin Franklin Award, 60-Plus Association, 2002
    Spirit of Enterprise, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, 1993-2002
    Federal Representative Conservation Achievement Award, Ducks Unlimited, 2005
    Soda Hills Wildlife Management Area Award, Safari Club International, 2002
    Hero of the Taxpayer, Americans for Tax Reform, 2000-2001, 2004
    Super Friend of Seniors, 60-Plus Association, 2000-2001
    National Security Leadership Award, American Security Council
    Small Business Advocate, Small Business Survival Committee, 2000, 2004
    Community Connection Award, American Cable Association, 2000
    Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act Award, Financial Services Round Table, 2003
    Friend of the Family, Christian Coalition, 1996, 2000
    Champion of Wheat, National Wheat Growers Association, 2000
    William A. Schwartz Distinguished Leadership Award, National Prostate Cancer Coalition, 2003
    ABC Champion of the Merit Shop, Associated Builders and Contractors, 2001-2002
    Award for Manufacturing Legislative Excellence, 2000
    True Blue Award, Family Research Council, 2003-2004
    Friend of Farm Bureau, American Farm Bureau, 2002
    Friend of the Shareholder, American Shareholder's Association, 2001, 2004
    Legislative Recognition, Idaho Sugarbeet Growers Association, 2008
    Dedicated Service Award, Nez Perce County Grain Producers and Nez Perce County Farm Bureau, 2008
    Legislator of the Year, Awarded by the Biotechnology Industry Organization, 2005-2006
Total: 4
Crapo Introduces Nuclear Energy Innovation Act
06/03/2015
Mike Crapo's Official Personal Website
Crapo Measure To Direct More Money From Crime Fund to Victims
05/05/2015
Mike Crapo's Official Personal Website
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
Strongly Oppose
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime
Strongly Support
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy
Strongly Oppose
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery
Oppose
6. Vouchers for school choice
Strongly Support
7. Make voter registration easier
8. Prioritize green energy
Strongly Oppose
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military
Strongly Support
11. Support & expand free trade
Support
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership
Strongly Support
14. Expand ObamaCare
Oppose
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
Strongly Oppose
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive
No Opinion
17. Keep God in the public sphere
Strongly Support
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities
Support
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage
Strongly Oppose
20. Privatize Social Security
Strongly Support
Total: 263
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
02/06/2007 S.502 A bill to repeal the sunset on the reduction of capital gains rates for individuals and on the taxation of dividends of individuals at capital gains rates. 02/06/2007 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.  (All Actions)
02/01/2007 S.477 American Falls Reservoir District Number 2 Conveyance Act 02/01/2007 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.  (All Actions)
01/22/2007 S.348 Improving No Child Left Behind Act 01/22/2007 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.  (All Actions)
01/18/2007 S.329 Pulmonary and Cardiac Rehabilitation Act of 2007 01/18/2007 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.  (All Actions)
12/20/2006 S.3938 Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act of 2006 12/20/2006 Became Public Law No: 109-438. (TXT | PDF)  (All Actions)
12/06/2006 S.4087 Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2006 12/06/2006 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.  (All Actions)
12/05/2006 S.4082 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. 12/05/2006 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.  (All Actions)
11/16/2006 S.4064 No Child Left Behind Improvement Act of 2006 11/16/2006 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.  (All Actions)
11/16/2006 S.Res.621 A resolution designating the week of February 5 through February 9, 2007, as "National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Week". 11/16/2006 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.  (All Actions)
11/14/2006 S.Res.612 A resolution designating the week of February 5 through February 9, 2007, as "National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Week". 11/14/2006 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.  (All Actions)
10/13/2006 S.2856 Financial Services Regulatory Relief Act of 2006 10/13/2006 Became Public Law No: 109-351. (TXT | PDF)  (All Actions)
09/27/2006 S.3794 Owyhee Initiative Implementation Act of 2006 09/27/2006 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 109-778.  (All Actions)
08/04/2006 S.Res.556 A resolution supporting National Peripheral Arterial Disease Awareness Week and efforts to educate people about peripheral arterial disease. 08/04/2006 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.  (All Actions)
08/03/2006 S.1496 Electronic Duck Stamp Act of 2005 08/03/2006 Became Public Law No: 109-266. (TXT | PDF)  (All Actions)
07/27/2006 S.Res.542 A resolution supporting the goals and ideas of National Peripheral Arterial Disease Awareness Week. 07/27/2006 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.  (All Actions)
07/25/2006 S.3730 Ensuring the Integrity of the Medicare Program Act of 2006 07/25/2006 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.  (All Actions)
06/28/2006 S.2129 American Falls Reservoir District Number 2 Conveyance Act 06/28/2006 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 109-677.  (All Actions)
04/27/2006 S.2676 Forest Service Partnership Enhancement Act of 2006 04/27/2006 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.  (All Actions)
12/16/2005 S.2132 A bill to include Idaho and Montana as affected areas for purposes of making claims under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (42 U.S.C. 2210 note) based on exposure to atmospheric nuclear testing. 12/16/2005 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.  (All Actions)
12/15/2005 S.2110 Collaboration for the Recovery of Endangered Species Act 12/15/2005 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.  (All Actions)
Total: 2536
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
06/14/2017 S.J.Res.46 A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing the Congress to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States.
06/14/2017 S.722 Countering Iran's Destabilizing Activities Act of 2017
06/14/2017 S.540 Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017
06/13/2017 S.1345 A bill to enhance interstate commerce by creating a national hiring standard for motor carriers, and for other purposes.
06/08/2017 S.1325 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the authorities of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to hire, recruit, and train employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
06/08/2017 S.Res.184 A resolution relative to the death of James Paul David "Jim" Bunning, former United States Senator for the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
06/08/2017 S.491 A bill to reinstate and extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project involving Clark Canyon Dam.
05/18/2017 S.Res.173 A resolution designating the week of May 15 through May 21, 2017, as "National Police Week".
05/17/2017 S.518 Small and Rural Community Clean Water Technical Assistance Act
05/17/2017 S.324 State Veterans Home Adult Day Health Care Improvement Act of 2017
05/17/2017 S.21 Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017
05/16/2017 S.1133 Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2017
05/16/2017 S.590 A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to maintain or replace certain facilities and structures for commercial recreation services at Smith Gulch in Idaho, and for other purposes.
05/03/2017 S.1027 A bill to extend the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000.
05/03/2017 S.Res.60 A resolution designating May 5, 2017, as the "National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls".
04/27/2017 S.Res.146 A resolution designating April 30, 2017, as El Dia de Los Ninos-Celebrating Young Americans.
04/26/2017 S.203 RPM Act of 2017
04/25/2017 S.926 Global War on Terrorism War Memorial Act
04/25/2017 S.Res.131 A resolution supporting the mission and goals of National Crime Victims' Rights Week in 2017, which include increasing public awareness of the rights, needs, and concerns of, and services available to assist, victims and survivors of crime in the United States.
04/19/2017 S.544 A bill to amend the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to modify the termination date for the Veterans Choice Program, and for other purposes.
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