2023-2025
Sen. Ted Budd
North Carolina (Republican)
Sen. Ted Budd
North Carolina (Republican)
Summary
118th Congress Sen. Budd has stood up against the extremist nominees of the pro-abortion Biden-Harris administration, and against pro-abortion action both in the administration and through legislation advanced by Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. Sen. Budd has voted consistently to defend the lives of the unborn and infants. This includes stopping hard-earned tax dollars from paying for abortion, including abortion travel expenses, whether domestically or internationally, and pushing back on the administration’s extreme abortion executive actions.
Sen. Budd introduced the Stopping Traffickers and Their Accomplices Act of 2023 (S. 959), which would require abortion facilities to notify the National Human Trafficking Hotline if they have reasonable suspicion that an abortion client is a victim of trafficking. He introduced an amendment to a bill to stop taxpayer funding of pro-abortion trainings. Sen. Budd called out the Department of Veterans Affairs’ illegal policy that uses taxpayer dollars to fund abortion. Sen. Budd also spoke on the Senate floor opposing legislation that would allow abortion on demand in pro-life states. In a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, in a speech on the Senate floor, and in a letter to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Sen. Budd pressed the Department of Defense to rescind its illegal and immoral abortion travel policy. During a hearing, he brought attention to the scientific fact that unborn children can feel pain in the womb during an abortion, maybe even as early as 12 weeks gestation.
After reports came out that pro-life Americans were depicted as terrorists during an anti-terrorism training conducted at Ft. Liberty in North Carolina, Sen. Budd led a letter to Christine E. Wormuth, the Secretary of the Army, demanding explanations for these training materials. In a speech on the Senate floor, Sen. Budd objected to a Democratic bill that would expand abortion in pro-life states and violate the conscience rights of pro-life Americans. In a Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions hearing, Sen. Budd brought attention to the risks that dangerous abortion drugs pose to women and girls, especially with the Biden-Harris FDA’s loosening of safety standards for dispensing these drugs.
Sen. Budd introduced the Stopping Traffickers and Their Accomplices Act of 2023 (S. 959), which would require abortion facilities to notify the National Human Trafficking Hotline if they have reasonable suspicion that an abortion client is a victim of trafficking. He introduced an amendment to a bill to stop taxpayer funding of pro-abortion trainings. Sen. Budd called out the Department of Veterans Affairs’ illegal policy that uses taxpayer dollars to fund abortion. Sen. Budd also spoke on the Senate floor opposing legislation that would allow abortion on demand in pro-life states. In a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, in a speech on the Senate floor, and in a letter to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Sen. Budd pressed the Department of Defense to rescind its illegal and immoral abortion travel policy. During a hearing, he brought attention to the scientific fact that unborn children can feel pain in the womb during an abortion, maybe even as early as 12 weeks gestation.
After reports came out that pro-life Americans were depicted as terrorists during an anti-terrorism training conducted at Ft. Liberty in North Carolina, Sen. Budd led a letter to Christine E. Wormuth, the Secretary of the Army, demanding explanations for these training materials. In a speech on the Senate floor, Sen. Budd objected to a Democratic bill that would expand abortion in pro-life states and violate the conscience rights of pro-life Americans. In a Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions hearing, Sen. Budd brought attention to the risks that dangerous abortion drugs pose to women and girls, especially with the Biden-Harris FDA’s loosening of safety standards for dispensing these drugs.
Scored Votes
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04/19/2023 118th Congress |
On the Motion (Motion to Proceed to S.J.Res. 10)A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Veterans Affairs relating to “Reproductive Health Services.” ROLL CALLREAD MORE |
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04/27/2023 118th Congress |
On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed, Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to S. J. Res. 4 (DOUBLE WEIGHTED)A joint resolution removing the deadline for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment ROLL CALLREAD MORE |
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06/15/2023 118th Congress |
Cloture Vote on Rikelman NominationA procedural vote for the Senate to move forward to the final confirmation vote of Julie Rikelman to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the First Circuit. ROLL CALLREAD MORE |
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06/20/2023 118th Congress |
Confirmation Vote on Rikelman NominationTo confirm Julie Rikelman to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. ROLL CALLREAD MORE |
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12/12/2023 118th Congress |
On the Motion to Table (Motion to Table Schumer Amdt. No. 1373)This procedural motion offered by Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) would initiate the process of sending H.R. 2670, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) back to conference committee with instructions to include House-passed language to stop the illegal abortion travel policy implemented by the Biden-Harris administration through the Department of Defense. ROLL CALLREAD MORE |
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06/05/2024 118th Congress |
S. 4381, Right to Contraception ActS.4381, better described as the Payouts for Planned Parenthood Act, would funnel money to abortion providers, override conscience protections, and could mandate access to abortion drugs. It also feeds into the false narrative that states have prohibited contraceptives or family planning, or that there are federal efforts to do so. ROLL CALLREAD MORE |
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06/13/2024 118th Congress |
S. 4445, Right to IVF ActS.4445 is a solution in search of a problem, as fertility treatments are widely available and there are no serious efforts to curtail thoughtful care for those experiencing infertility. S.4445 would create a right to and coverage for unlimited fertility treatments with no safeguards while also preempting state laws that seek to establish safety and ethics standards. ROLL CALLREAD MORE |
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07/10/2024 118th Congress |
S. 4554, Reproductive Freedom for Women ActS.4554 states congressional support for abortion and purports that Roe v. Wade should be reinstated and “built upon.” ROLL CALLREAD MORE |
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Tracked Activity: Bills Cosponsored & Letters Cosigned
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Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. U.S. Food and Drug Administration SCOTUS Amicus BriefThis pro-life amicus brief asks the Supreme Court of the United States to deny a stay on a 5th Circuit ruling that would have returned chemical abortion drugs to the 2016 safety protocols, ending reckless and illegal mail-order abortion. READ MORE |
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S. 95, the Support and Value Expectant (SAVE) Moms and Babies Act of 2023 - CosponsorshipWould prohibit the FDA from removing safety regulations for abortion drugs, stop abortion drugs from being dispensed remotely through the mail or via telemedicine, and prevent any future FDA approvals of new chemical abortion drugs. READ MORE |
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S. 62, No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2023 - CosponsorshipWould codify the Hyde amendment, ensuring that no federal funds could be used for abortions or to subsidize health plans that include abortion coverage. READ MORE |
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S. 204, Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act - CosponsorshipWould criminalize infanticide and clarify the standard of care that must be given to babies born alive after failed abortions. READ MORE |
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