News Releases
Crapo Announces 2019 Military Academy Nominations
Washington, D.C. - Idaho Senator Mike Crapo today announced the nomination of 38 Idaho students to the nation's military academies. The students' applications are now receiving consideration by four of the U.S. academies, where final decisions will be made. "I have the esteemed honor to nominate distinguished students to the U.S. military service academies each year," said Crapo. "These students demonstrate their strong commitment to service and country by pursuing higher education in one of… Continue Reading
January 25, 2019
Crapo Statement on President's Plan to End Government Shutdown
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Idaho Senator Mike Crapo issued the following statement on the President's announcement that he will support legislation to end the government shutdown: "I support the agreement announced today to reopen government and restore security to federal workers at our national installations. We need to take advantage of this agreement timeframe to come to a long-term solution about securing our southern border." # # #… Continue Reading
January 24, 2019
Crapo Votes to Reopen Government
Washington, D.C. - The United States Senate voted today to fund border security and to reopen the remainder of the government. The measure failed to advance on a 50-47 vote. Idaho Senator Mike Crapo supported the measure and issued the following statement after the vote: "I have consistently supported measures that would secure our borders and provide safety for those seeking asylum or to otherwise legally enter the United States. My vote today was no different. The process of collaboratio… Continue Reading
January 24, 2019
Crapo, Wyden Lead Bipartisan Bill to Make Rail Investment Tax Credit Permanent
Washington, D.C. - Idaho Senator Mike Crapo and Oregon Senator Ron Wyden today introduced the Building Rail Access for Customers and the Economy (BRACE), Act, which would make permanent a critical tax credit used to repair and upgrade short line railroads. "Our agriculture communities rely on small business freight railroads to connect their products to markets across the nation and around the globe," said Crapo. "These are crucial economic corridors that serve our communities across the nati… Continue Reading
January 19, 2019
Crapo Statement on President’s Proposal for Border Security and to Reopen Government
Idaho Senator Mike Crapo issued the following statement after President Trump offered a proposal to reopen the remainder of the government and fund border security: "The appropriate treatment of children brought to the United States illegally at a young age, as well as addressing the crisis at our southern border have been key issues facing Congress. I will work with President Trump and my colleagues in Congress to pass legislation that adequately addresses both of these issues and that will re… Continue Reading
January 16, 2019
Idaho National Laboratory to benefit from Nuclear Innovation Legislation Signed Into Law by President
President Trump signed into law S.512, the Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act, or NEIMA. Championed by Idaho Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch, the legislation will make needed reforms to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and require the commission to establish a licensing framework for next-generation advanced reactors. "The research being completed at Idaho National Lab to develop modern, clean and efficient energy contributes immensely to our nation's domestic energy por… Continue Reading
January 11, 2019
Crapo, Risch Seek Third Federal Judge for Idaho
Washington, D.C. - Idaho Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch have introduced legislation, S.103, to establish an additional federal district judgeship in Idaho for the first time in more than sixty years. Idaho is one of only three states (North Dakota and Vermont are the others) with only two authorized judge seats for the entire state. In contrast, the Central District of California and the Southern District of New York each have 28 authorized judgeships. If passed, the Crapo-Risch legislatio… Continue Reading
January 09, 2019
Crapo Announces Committee Assignments for the 116th Congress
Washington, D.C. - As the newly-reelected Chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, Idaho Senator Mike Crapo will maintain the bipartisan push he began in the previous Congress into the 116th Congress. As head of the Committee, Crapo will play a crucial role in ensuring Idahoans can bank with confidence, protect their investments for retirement and other purposes, maintain access to financial services and products, and prevent unwarranted data collection by both gover… Continue Reading
December 20, 2018
Legislation Promoting Nuclear Innovation and Advanced Reactor Licensing Passes Senate
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Legislation championed by Idaho Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch to bring into wide use newer, more efficient energy reactors cleared the United States Senate today by a voice vote. The bill, S. 512, the Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act (NEIMA), will support development of and innovation in new, advanced nuclear reactor technology that is being conducted at the Idaho National Laboratory as well as other national laboratories across the nation. NEIMA will pro… Continue Reading
December 13, 2018
Crapo, Wyden Introduce Legislation to Provide Much-Needed Certainty for Secure Rural Schools Program
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, today introduced legislation to provide much-needed financial certainty for rural counties to ensure they have the long-term funding needed for schools, road maintenance, law enforcement and other essential services. Video of Senator Crapo's remarks can be viewed here online or by clicking the image above. The bipartisan Forest Management for Rural Stability Act makes the Secure Rural Schools program-which expired a… Continue Reading
December 11, 2018
Crapo, Risch Support Bipartisan Farm Bill, Which Provides Market Access for Idaho Agriculture
WASHINGTON - Idaho's agricultural producers will have streamlined access to growing foreign markets thanks to the passage of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, known simply as the Farm Bill. Supported by Idaho Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch the Farm Bill also includes provisions that provide resources to collaborative forest management and support for Idaho's timber industry. Thanks to bipartisan collaboration, the timely reauthorization of the Farm Bill will provide the certainty agr… Continue Reading
December 11, 2018
Idaho Senators Applaud WOTUS Regulatory Roll-Back
Washington, D.C. - Idaho's U.S. Senators Jim Risch and Mike Crapo today applauded the Trump Administration's move to relieve Idaho's farmers and ranchers of the regulatory burden created by Waters of the United States (WOTUS), an overreaching Obama Administration rule that defined all bodies of water, including ephemeral streams created by rainfall, as subject to federal government regulation. "President Trump's new Waters of the United States definition is a significant and necessary improvem… Continue Reading
December 11, 2018
Crapo Recognized By Veterans of Foreign Wars
LEWISTON - The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 3913 of Kendrick, Idaho, yesterday presented Idaho Senator Mike Crapo with an award for "Meritorious and Distinguished Service in Furthering the Aims and Ideals of the VFW." "I am grateful to VFW Post 3913 for having received this high honor," said Crapo. "I work closely with Idaho's VFW leaders in Post 3913 and across the state to receive direct input on veterans-related legislation and feedback on local Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) s… Continue Reading
December 11, 2018
Crapo Statement at Securities & Exchange Commission Oversight Hearing
U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, delivered the following remarks at on oversight hearing with Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Jay Clayton. The text of Chairman Crapo's remarks, as prepared, is below. "Today we will receive testimony from Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Jay Clayton regarding the work and agenda of the SEC. "Your appearance before the committee is essential to our ove… Continue Reading
December 07, 2018
Bipartisan Bill to Protect Endangered Salmon and Steelhead Passes Senate Without Objection
Washington, D.C. - Critical, bipartisan legislation led by U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-ID) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA) to protect Endangered Species Act (ESA) listed salmon and steelhead from extinction has passed the Senate without objection. The entire Northwest Senate delegation, including U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Patty Murray (D-WA) and Mike Crapo (R-ID) have cosponsored S.3119, the Endangered Salmon Predation Prevention Act, emphasizing how critical this legislatio… Continue Reading
November 28, 2018
Crapo, Wyden Lead Bipartisan Call to Reauthorize Secure Rural Schools Funding in Year End Legislation
Citing the importance of the Secure Rural Schools (SRS) program, Idaho Senator Mike Crapo and Oregon Senator Ron Wyden today led a bipartisan call with 23 of their Senate colleagues calling for a one-year reauthorization of the program in any year-end funding measures. "Over the last nearly two decades, SRS has been a critical lifeline for over 775 counties in over 40 states across the country by helping fund more than 4,400 schools, road maintenance, law enforcement, and search and rescue ope… Continue Reading
November 28, 2018
McConnell Again Selects Crapo to Lead Committee on Committees
WASHINGTON, DC - Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has once again selected Sen. Mike Crapo (R-ID) to chair the Senate Republicans' Committee on Committees, the panel responsible for committee assignments for the 116th Congress. This is the eighth consecutive congressional two-year term that Senate leadership has asked Crapo to chair negotiations among his Republican peers in the Senate. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) will be assisting in the committee selection process in the 116th Congress as he… Continue Reading
November 19, 2018
Crapo, Wyden, Risch, Merkley, Urge Re-authorization of Rural Resource Advisory Committees
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Mike Crapo (R-ID), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Jim Risch (R-ID) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) today urged federal officials to reauthorize citizen committees that provide key advice for important natural resources work in national forests. The senators' bipartisan letter to Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue seeks prompt reauthorization of the national Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) charter under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act (SRS). "Reauthori… Continue Reading
November 16, 2018
Crapo, Wyden Introduce Secure Rural Schools Extension
Legislation to extend the Secure Rural Schools program by one year, through Fiscal Year 2019, has been introduced by Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Ron Wyden (D-Oregon). The Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act (SRS) was first introduced in 2000 to assist counties containing tracts of federally-owned land that is tax-exempt. Critical services at the county level have historically been funded in part with a 25 percent share of timber receipts from federal lands. As th… Continue Reading
November 09, 2018
Crapo Honors 16 Idaho Veterans & Volunteers With Spirit of Freedom Award
WASHINGTON - Idaho Senator Mike Crapo today announced 16 Idahoans will be recognized with the 2018 Spirit of Freedom: Idaho Veterans Service Award. Individuals are nominated by veterans' organizations for serving our nation and military veterans across Idaho for this annual award. The award, began by Crapo in 2002, is a small way to recognize and acknowledge the contributions of Idaho's veterans and volunteers to the wider Idaho veterans' community. Each Spirit of Freedom Award recipient wil… Continue Reading
