Washington, D.C. — Today, Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) introduced his first bill as a United States Senator, the Build the Wall Now Act. The comprehensive bill requires border wall construction to...
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Budd Sponsors Balanced Budget Amendment
Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has co-sponsored a Balanced Budget Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which would require the President and Congress to balance the federal budget every...
Sens. Budd & Tillis Propose Bill to Honor Victims of Carteret County Plane Crash
Washington, D.C. — Senators Ted Budd (R-NC) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) have proposed legislation to honor six victims of a tragic plane crash last year in Carteret County. The Down East...
Budd Sponsors Federal Skills Act
Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has sponsored the Federal Skills Act. The bill would modernize the federal hiring process to prioritize skills instead of simply university degrees. The...
Budd Sponsors Felony Murder for Deadly Fentanyl Distribution Act
Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has co-sponsored the Felony Murder for Deadly Fentanyl Distribution Act. The bill makes the distribution of fentanyl resulting in death chargeable as a...
Senator Budd Statement Ahead of Biden’s State of the Union
Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) released the following statement ahead of President Biden’s State of the Union Address: “Under President Biden, America is off course. Working families are...
Budd Sponsors Bipartisan No Budget, No Pay Act
Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has co-sponsored the No Budget, No Pay Act. The bill would prohibit lawmakers from being paid if Congress fails to pass the annual budget resolutions and...
Senator Budd Receives Term Limits Award
Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has received an award from U.S. Term Limits, the leading organization advocating for term limits at all levels of government. Senator Budd has been a...
Budd Sponsors Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act
Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has co-sponsored the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act. The bill would allow citizens with concealed carry privileges in their home state to...
Budd Sponsors Zero Based Budgeting Act
Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has co-sponsored the Zero Based Budgeting Act. The bill would require federal agencies to provide a zero based budget every 6 years. The legislation was...
Senator Ted Budd Receives Committee Assignments for 118th Congress
Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) received the following committee assignments for the 118th Congress: Committee on Armed Services Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation...
Budd, Colleagues Send Letter to Biden Opposing Debt Ceiling Increase Without Spending Reform
Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has joined Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) and 22 other Senators expressing opposition to raising the debt ceiling unless structural spending reforms are enacted....
Budd Sponsors Bill to End China’s Permanent Normal Trade Status
Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has sponsored the China Trade Relations Act, which strips China of its Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) status. The legislation was led by Senator...
Budd Sponsors Bill to Stop Biden’s IRS Expansion
Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has sponsored the Blocking the Adverse and Dramatic Increased Reliance on Surveillance (BAD IRS) Activities Act. The bill would rescind the $70 billion in...
Budd Sponsors A-PLUS Act
Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has co-sponsored the Academic Partnerships Lead Us to Success (A-PLUS) Act. The bill would give states more flexibility to spend their federal...
Budd Sponsors Bill to End Taxpayer Funding of Abortions
Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has co-sponsored the S. 62, No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act. The bill would permanently enact Hyde Amendment protections prohibiting taxpayer funds...
Budd Sponsors Rule to Increase Earmark Transparency
Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has co-sponsored S. Res.14, which would provide full transparency on all congressional earmarks. Current Senate rules require a complete list of...
Budd Celebrates School Choice Week 2023
Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) spoke at a Washington, DC rally to celebrate National School Choice Week 2023. He also co-sponsored S. Res. 11, to designate January 22-28 as National...
Budd Returns from CODEL to Abraham Accords Nations
Washington, D.C. — Today, Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) spoke at a press conference after he returned to the United States from a Congressional Delegation to countries that signed the Abraham Accords. The...
Ted Budd Sworn Into United States Senate
Washington, D.C. – Today, Ted Budd was sworn into office as United States Senator for North Carolina. After being sworn in by the Vice President, Sen. Budd...