U.S. Senator from North Dakota
Kevin Cramer
Republican · North Dakota
Former House member and energy economist, elected to Senate in 2018. Focus on energy policy, agriculture, and NATO/defense. Banking and Armed Services committee member.
Record
Conservative Republican energy economist. Strong advocate for domestic fossil fuel production. Focus on North Dakota oil and agriculture industries. Consistent defender of NATO and defense spending.
Legislative Record
Recently sponsored bills (8 on record)
- S.5049 — CLAIM Act (Introduced, Jul 21, 2026)
- S.4835 — Bureau of Industry and Security License Administration Enhancement Act (Introduced, Jun 18, 2026)
- S.4637 — Conrad 30 Physician Workforce Optimization Act (Introduced, May 21, 2026)
- S.4587 — Dietary Supplements Access Act (Introduced, May 20, 2026)
- S.4511 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income charitable distributions from certain employer-sponsored retirement plans, and for other purposes. (Introduced, May 13, 2026)
- S.4197 — Veterans Outdoor Rehabilitation Act (Introduced, Mar 25, 2026)
- S.3772 — Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act of 2026 (Introduced, Feb 4, 2026)
- S.3530 — Strategic Resources Non-discrimination Act (Introduced, Dec 17, 2025)
Notable votes
- Voted Yea on S.Res. 817 — S. Res. 817 (Resolution Agreed to, Jul 30, 2026)
- Voted Yea on S.Res. 817 — Motion to Invoke Cloture: S. Res. 817 (Cloture Motion Agreed to, Jul 29, 2026)
- Voted Yea on H.R. 6644 — Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 6644 with an Amendment (SA 5823) (Cloture Motion Agreed to, Jun 18, 2026)
- Voted Yea on S. 2 — S. 2, As Amended (Bill Passed, Jun 5, 2026)
- Voted Nay on S. 2 — Cortez Masto Amdt. No. 5463 (Amendment Rejected, Jun 5, 2026)
- Voted Nay on S. 2 — Padilla Amdt. No. 5808 (Amendment Rejected, Jun 5, 2026)
- Voted Nay on S. 2 — Gallego Amdt. No. 5813 (Amendment Rejected, Jun 5, 2026)
- Voted Nay on S. 2 — Peters Amdt. No. 5763 (Amendment Rejected, Jun 5, 2026)
Recently cosponsored bills (12 on record)
- S.5194 — A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to improve the maintenance, alteration, and construction of United States courthouses, and for other purposes. (Introduced, Jul 30, 2026)
- S.3226 — Bring Our Heroes Home Act (Introduced, Jul 29, 2026)
- S.4942 — SAFE Banking Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 28, 2026)
- S.5152 — A bill to amend title 36, United States Code, to modify the Federal charter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution to clarify its membership eligibility requirements, and for other purposes. (Introduced, Jul 28, 2026)
- S.5119 — A bill to require the United States Postal Service to sell the Alzheimer's semipostal stamp for 6 additional years. (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
- S.5080 — Modal Parity in Permitting Act (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)
- S.5041 — Advancing Research for Chronic Pain Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 21, 2026)
- S.4952 — Protecting American Taxpayers Act (Introduced, Jul 20, 2026)
Voting analysis
Five of Kevin Cramer's nine departures concern one surveillance reauthorisation, and the shape of them is unusual. He voted against the bill at passage, and supported four separate amendments to it — two offered by Republicans and two by Democrats, none of which survived.
Backing both parties' fixes
Surveillance is one of the few areas where the usual coalitions dissolve, and his record shows it directly: on a single bill he lined up behind amendments from senators who agree with him on almost nothing else. Supporting the other party's changes and then rejecting the unamended result is a coherent sequence, not a scattered one.
Around it sit two amendment votes going opposite ways, a foreign aid supplemental he voted to pass against his conference, and a bill he opposed at passage.
| Roll call | Date | Outcome | Their vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| S.Con.Res. 33 Paul Amdt. No. 5378 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 5378 to S.Con.Res. 33 (No short title on file) · roll call 119 | Apr 23, 2026 | Amendment Rejected | Yea (party: Nay) |
| H.R. 1968 Paul Amdt. No. 1266 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1266 to H.R. 1968 (No short title on file) · roll call 119 | Mar 14, 2025 | Amendment Rejected | Nay (party: Yea) |
| H.R. 7888 On Passage of the Bill H.R. 7888 · roll call 118 | Apr 19, 2024 | Bill Passed | Nay (party: Yea) |
| H.R. 7888 Lee Amdt No. 1840 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1840 to H.R. 7888 (No short title on file) · roll call 118 | Apr 19, 2024 | Amendment Rejected | Yea (party: Nay) |
| H.R. 7888 Durbin Amdt No. 1841 as Modified On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1841 to H.R. 7888 (No short title on file) · roll call 118 | Apr 19, 2024 | Amendment Rejected | Yea (party: Nay) |
| H.R. 7888 Wyden Amdt No. 1820 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1820 to H.R. 7888 (No short title on file) · roll call 118 | Apr 19, 2024 | Amendment Rejected | Yea (party: Nay) |
| H.R. 7888 Paul Amdt No. 1829 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1829 to H.R. 7888 (No short title on file) · roll call 118 | Apr 19, 2024 | Amendment Rejected | Yea (party: Nay) |
| H.R. 815 H.R. 815, as Amended On Passage of the Bill H.R. 815 · roll call 118 | Feb 13, 2024 | Bill Passed | Yea (party: Nay) |
| H.R. 2872 H.R. 2872, As Amended On Passage of the Bill H.R. 2872 · roll call 118 | Jan 18, 2024 | Bill Passed | Nay (party: Yea) |
Above the North Dakota average
North Dakota's two Republican senators produce almost the same rate as each other, and the gap between them is very small. Cramer is fractionally the higher.
Among the 2 Republicans in the North Dakota delegation, the average rate of voting against the party majority is 4.2%. Kevin Cramer is above that average at 4.2%.
What he legislates on
He chairs the armed services subcommittee on airland forces. The bills spread wide: a claims measure, administration of export control licences, optimisation of a physician workforce visa programme, dietary supplements access, and an exclusion from gross income for charitable distributions out of employer-sponsored retirement plans.
Sponsored bills carry the Congressional Research Service's own subject classification. Kevin Cramer's cluster into: Foreign Trade and International Finance (2), Taxation (2), Armed Forces and National Security (1), Energy (1), Finance and Financial Sector (1), Immigration (1).
Of the 8 most recent of those, 8 currently sit at Introduced.
Tenure and attendance
Because the tenure count includes his House years, he registers as a veteran despite a shorter Senate record. His absences are modest.
First elected in 2013, now serving across 7 terms. Kevin Cramer falls in the veteran cohort.
By the numbers
In the 119th Congress, Kevin Cramer has 251 bills sponsored, 3323 cosponsored, 8 recent floor votes recorded.
Committee assignments
- Senate Committee on Armed Services
- Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
- Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
- Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs
- Senate Committee on Armed Services: Airland (Chairman)
- Senate Committee on Armed Services: Emerging Threats and Capabilities
- Senate Committee on Armed Services: Readiness and Management Support
- Senate Committee on Armed Services: Strategic Forces
- Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection
- Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Housing, Transportation, and Community Development
- Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Securities, Insurance, and Investment
- Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works: Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Innovation and Safety
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