Remove excessive federal regulation.

Mike Crapo · Idaho · Republican

policy impact 0.70 specificity 0.83 extraction confidence 95%

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Mike’s many priorities for the 119th Congress include: Removing excessive federal regulation;

Commits to reducing federal regulation.

About Mike | U.S. Senator Mike Crapo
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Evidence

Public Law 109-351, enacted Oct. 13, 2006, is titled the Financial Services Regulatory Relief Act of 2006 and states it is 'to provide regulatory relief and improve productivity for insured depository institutions, and for other purposes.'

Crapo helped enact a law that explicitly provided regulatory relief, showing concrete action on reducing federal regulation in the financial sector.

partial later_term A for effort

Public Law 109-351 — Financial Services Regulatory Relief Act of 2006
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GovInfo lists S. 2856 as the enrolled bill for the Financial Services Regulatory Relief Act of 2006, with the short title and full title indicating a bill to provide regulatory relief and improve productivity for insured depository institutions. The bill is sponsored by Mike Crapo.

Crapo sponsored the regulatory-relief bill that became law, which is direct evidence of an effort to reduce regulation.

partial later_term A for effort

S. 2856 (ENR) - Financial Services Regulatory Relief Act of 2006
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GovInfo lists S. 2155 as an enacted Senate bill titled the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act, whose full title says it is 'to promote economic growth, provide tailored regulatory relief, and enhance consumer protections, and for other purposes.'

Crapo later secured passage of a major regulatory-relief law, reinforcing that he pursued and achieved concrete deregulation measures beyond his first term.

partial later_term A for effort

S. 2155 (ES) - Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act
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Crapo's office said the Financial Services Regulatory Relief Act of 2006 'significantly reduce[s] burdensome and redundant regulations in the financial services industry' and that the measure 'reduces the regulatory burden on banks, thrift institutions and credit unions in Idaho and nationwide.'

The senator's own office characterized the enacted law as reducing unnecessary regulation, confirming the practical effect of his legislative effort.

partial later_term A for effort

Crapo Regulatory Relief bill signed into law
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Crapo's office said the Senate passed S. 2155 by a strong bipartisan vote of 67 to 31 and described it as the 'most significant piece of regulatory reform legislation for community financial institutions in nearly a decade.'

This shows Crapo continued advancing major regulatory relief legislation well after his initial term, which supports a partial fulfillment assessment rather than a complete one.

partial later_term A for effort

Senate Passes Crapo’s Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act
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Crapo voted to advance the bipartisan Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, saying clear, consistent rules would provide regulatory certainty and foster innovation and growth.

Recent official evidence that Crapo is still taking concrete legislative action aimed at reducing regulatory uncertainty and creating clearer rules, though this is committee passage rather than enacted broad regulatory rollback.

partial later_term A for effort

Senate Banking Committee Approves Bipartisan Digital Asset Legislation with Crapo Support
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Assessments

partial later_term A for effort

Crapo materially advanced and sponsored enacted federal regulatory-relief legislation, especially the Financial Services Regulatory Relief Act of 2006, and later advanced broader financial regulatory relief through S. 2155 in 2018. These actions occurred after the 1999-2005 Senate term tied to the 1998 campaign, so timing is later_term. Because the promise was broad, 'remove excessive federal regulation,' and the evidence shows sector-specific regulatory relief rather than a comprehensive removal of excessive federal regulation across the federal government, the best outcome is partial rather than delivered.

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partial later_term A for effort

Crapo did not fully deliver the broad promise to remove excessive federal regulation during the 1999-2005 Senate term tied to the 1998 campaign. However, he later sponsored and materially advanced enacted federal regulatory-relief legislation, including the Financial Services Regulatory Relief Act of 2006 and later major banking regulatory relief in 2018. These were concrete deregulatory accomplishments, but they were sector-specific and occurred after the relevant first term, so they support partial credit rather than full delivery of the broad promise.

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