U.S. Senator · NC-Senate · REPUBLICAN

Ted Budd

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Current term ends January 3, 2029

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DW-NOMINATE

+0.63

Congress 119 · 883 votes

Accountability

99

Data: 25%

5
Bills shown / sponsored
1606
Roll-call votes on record
5
Statements ingested
6
Top donors tracked

Sponsored legislation

“What they’ve put forward”

Row 01  c/o  S/119/5517  ·  ▲ 25 days
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“Real” · Article I Awaiting Framers

Fort Bragg Land Transfer for Veterans Act

Sponsor: Ted Budd, NC-Senate, R
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
VFA SI Solution · Bipartisan Draft Awaiting Synthesis

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Row 02  c/o  S/119/5557  ·  ▲ 25 days
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“Real” · Article I Awaiting Framers

SCALE Biology Act

Sponsor: Ted Budd, NC-Senate, R
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
VFA SI Solution · Bipartisan Draft Awaiting Synthesis

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Row 03  c/o  S/119/5370  ·  ▲ 73 days
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“Real” · Article I CONDITIONAL · Archived SI output (machine-generated)

Combatting the Persecution of Religious Groups in the People’s Republic of China Act

Sponsor: Ted Budd, NC-Senate, R
Policy area: International Affairs
Framers’ confidence: 0.75

Archived SI output, machine-generated by software. No editorial review recorded for this Framers’ verdict.

The bill is constitutional only if it remains a mere expression of policy without binding legal effect or coercive measures that would encroach upon state or individual liberties, or infringe on the President's exclusive diplomatic powers.

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Row 04  c/o  S/119/2666  ·  ▲ 77 days
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“Real” · Article I Awaiting Framers

Foreign Robocall Elimination Act

Sponsor: Ted Budd, NC-Senate, R
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
VFA SI Solution · Bipartisan Draft Awaiting Synthesis

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Row 05  c/o  S/119/3984  ·  ▲ 84 days
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“Real” · Article I Awaiting Framers

United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Reauthorization Act of 2026

Sponsor: Ted Budd, NC-Senate, R
Policy area: International Affairs
VFA SI Solution · Bipartisan Draft Awaiting Synthesis

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Voting record on record

“How they voted”

Yea

870

54%

Nay

692

43%

Abstain

0

0%

Not voting

44

3%

Constitution Index · Constitutional Voting Record v1

“Votes on graded measures”

Each recorded Yea or Nay on the passage or adoption of a measure, grouped by that measure’s current constitutional grade in the Constitution Index. Procedural and amendment votes are not counted. This is a count of public votes, not an endorsement. The Scoreboard ranks members on these votes. Method →

The counts below cover the current Congress (119th). Earlier Congresses are listed under “Record by Congress”.

62
Counted Yea/Nay votes
59
Graded measures
348
Procedural votes not counted
Grade band Yea Nay Present / not voting Share of all Yea votes Yea rate in band
A-B constitutional or mostly sound 44 12 4 90% 79%
C significant issues 5 1 0 10% 83%
D-F likely unconstitutional or a direct violation 0 0 0 0% —

Evidence · 25 of 66 votes shown

Record constitutional-voting-record/1.0 · computed 2026-10-19 16:45 UTC · All votes (JSON)

Record by Congress

The same count for each Congress the member voted in. “With the grade” is the share of Yea/Nay votes on A–B and D–F measures cast Yea on A–B or Nay on D–F (C votes are neutral); it is shown, with the change from the previous Congress, only for records that meet the evidence threshold. The Scoreboard ranks the current Congress only.

Congress Chamber Counted votes Graded measures A–B Yea / Nay D–F Yea / Nay With the grade Change Votes
119th Congress Senate 62 59 44 / 12 0 / 0 79% — 66 (JSON)

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“What they’ve said”

2026-09-30 · SENATE

CLOTURE MOTION

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 155 (Wednesday, September 30, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 155 (Wednesday, September 30, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S5199] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] CLOTURE MOTION The PRESIDING OFFICER. Pursuant to rule XXII, the Chair lays before the Senate the pending cloture motion, which…

2026-09-30 · SENATE

UNANIMOUS CONSENT AGREEMENT

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 155 (Wednesday, September 30, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 155 (Wednesday, September 30, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S5194] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] UNANIMOUS CONSENT AGREEMENT Mr. BUDD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the following Members be permitted to speak p…

2026-09-30 · SENATE

UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST--H.R. 4238

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 155 (Wednesday, September 30, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 155 (Wednesday, September 30, 2026)] [Senate] [Pages S5194-S5195] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST--H.R. 4238 Mr. BUDD. Mr. President, the most basic responsibility of Congress is to identify p…

2026-09-30 · SENATE

CLOTURE MOTION

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 155 (Wednesday, September 30, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 155 (Wednesday, September 30, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S5199] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] CLOTURE MOTION The PRESIDING OFFICER. Pursuant to rule XXII, the Chair lays before the Senate the pending cloture motion, which…

2026-09-30 · SENATE

CLOTURE MOTION

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 155 (Wednesday, September 30, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 155 (Wednesday, September 30, 2026)] [Senate] [Pages S5199-S5200] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] CLOTURE MOTION The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Pursuant to rule XXII, the Chair lays before the Senate the pending clo…

FEC schedule_a — top contributions

“Committee and organization receipts”

A sample of the largest FEC receipts in this record. Individual contributors are excluded.

TED BUDD MAJORITY COMMITTEE 2028

COM · 8 receipts

$160,983

BUDD NC VICTORY FUND 2028

COM · 2 receipts

$19,253

WINRED

PAC · 3 receipts

$10,500

BALL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE

PAC · 1 receipt

$5,000

CSX CORPORATION GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND

PAC · 1 receipt

$5,000

CARDINAL HEALTH INC. PAC

PAC · 1 receipt

$5,000

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