Kevin Cramer

U.S. Senator · North Dakota · Republican

From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 9, 2026 · How we measure

Effectiveness, 119th Congress so far

How it’s measured

0.33· expected 1.04

Below expectations

Rank 83 of 100 in the Senate · expected = average of 32 majority-party members without a committee lead

How far Cramer’s own bills got, weighted by substance. The average member scores 1.00.

Introduced 28
Action in committee 8
Action beyond committee 4
Passed chamber 0
Became law 0

28 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 0 significant (got a roll call vote), 26 substantive, 2 commemorative. Compare the Senate

Became law inside another bill (2)

S. 94 Miracle on Ice Congressional Gold Medal ActIdentical bill became law as H.R. 452 · Dec 12, 2025Via H.R. 452
S.J.Res. 62 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to "North Dakota Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan".Identical bill became law as H.J.Res. 105 · Dec 11, 2025Via H.J.Res. 105

Cramer’s own bill stalled, but the Congressional Research Service lists an identical bill, or one with similar text, that became law. Shown for context; not counted in the score, which follows the Center for Effective Lawmaking. How this works

How Cramer’s ratings compare with every senator

Ratings, 119th Congress

Scores run 0–100 and always sit next to a median. Each tick is one senator; the ringed marker is Cramer.

Cramer in plain answers: party votes, bipartisanship, who votes alike

Attendance

How it’s measured

97/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 32 missed of 915

Voted on 883 of 915 roll calls; missed 32. Lower than 70% of senators.

85%100%

Party loyalty

How it’s measured

100/ 100

Senate R median 100 · Rank 32 of 53

Sided with the Republican majority on 810 votes that split the parties. Higher than 59% of senators.

75%100%

Bipartisan

How it’s measured

9/ 100

Chamber median 9 · +0

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Higher than 55% of senators.

0%30%

Position

How it’s measured

+0.40

Republican middle 80%: 0.38 to 0.78

Left–right position from roll-call similarity (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview), from −1 to +1. Members who vote alike sit near each other.

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Cramer’s bills that made it out of committee or further

All bills

4 bills and joint resolutions sponsored in the 119th Congress, furthest along first. These are the bills counted in Cramer’s effectiveness score.

S. 829 A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 840 Front Street in Casselton, North Dakota, as the "Commander Delbert Austin Olson Post Office".Names the Casselton, North Dakota post office the Commander Delbert Austin Olson Post Office. AI-readGovernment Operations and Politics · Out of committee Sep 14, 2026Ceremonial80 words Out of committee
S. 1868 Critical Access for Veterans Care ActModifies veterans' access to health care services through the Department of Veterans Affairs. AI-readArmed Forces and National Security · Out of committee Mar 18, 2026Substantive682 words Out of committee
S.J.Res. 62 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to "North Dakota Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan".Disapproves Bureau of Land Management rule for North Dakota Field Office resource plan. AI-readPublic Lands and Natural Resources · Out of committee Oct 7, 2025Substantive94 words Out of committee
S. 827 Supporting Rural Veterans Access to Healthcare Services ActExpands rural veterans' access to healthcare services. AI-readArmed Forces and National Security · Out of committee Jul 30, 2025Substantive295 words Out of committee

Stage comes from each bill’s latest action on congress.gov; the full history is on each bill page.