Washington, D.C. — Senators Ted Budd (R-NC) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) have introduced S. Con. Res. 4, a resolution to expedite the installation of a statue of the Reverend William Franklin ‘‘Billy’’...
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Senator Ted Budd Receives Commerce Subcommittee Assignments for 118th Congress
Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) received his subcommittee assignments for the Senate Commerce Committee for the 118th Congress. He will serve as the ranking member of the Subcommittee on...
Budd, Tillis Introduce Lumbee Fairness Act
Washington, D.C. — Senators Ted Budd (R-NC) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) have introduced the Lumbee Fairness Act, which would grant federal benefits to the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina. These are the...
Budd Sponsors Thin Blue Line Act
Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has sponsored S. 459, the Thin Blue Line Act. The bill makes the targeting, killing, or attempted killing of a police officer an aggravating factor in...
Budd, Colleagues Send Letter to ATF on FFL Revocations
Washington, D.C. — Today, Senators Ted Budd (R-NC) and John Kennedy (R-LA) led a coalition letter to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and the Department of Justice (DOJ)...
Senator Budd, Colleagues Introduce Build the Wall Now Act
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...
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...