US Senator

Ted Budd Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress Senate Bill SB486

Introduced
2/6/25  
Mandatory Removal Proceedings Act
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress Senate Bill SB5

Introduced
1/6/25  
Engrossed
1/21/25  
Enrolled
1/23/25  
Passed
1/29/25  
Chaptered
1/29/25  
Laken Riley ActThis bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to detain certain non-U.S. nationals (aliens under federal law) who have been arrested for burglary, theft, larceny, or shoplifting. The bill also authorizes states to sue the federal government for decisions or alleged failures related to immigration enforcement.Under this bill, DHS must detain an individual who (1) is unlawfully present in the United States or did not possess the necessary documents when applying for admission; and (2) has been charged with, arrested for, convicted of, or admits to having committed acts that constitute the essential elements of burglary, theft, larceny, or shoplifting.The bill also authorizes state governments to sue for injunctive relief over certain immigration-related decisions or alleged failures by the federal government if the decision or failure caused the state or its residents harm, including financial harm of more than $100. Specifically, the state government may sue the federal government over adecision to release a non-U.S. national from custody;failure to fulfill requirements relating to inspecting individuals seeking admission into the United States, including requirements related to asylum interviews;failure to fulfill a requirement to stop issuing visas to nationals of a country that unreasonably denies or delays acceptance of nationals of that country;violation of limitations on immigration parole, such as the requirement that parole be granted only on a case-by-case basis; orfailure to detain an individual who has been ordered removed from the United States.
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress Senate Bill SB50

Introduced
1/9/25  
Transnational Criminal Organization Illicit Spotter Prevention and Elimination ActThis bill provides for criminal penalties for certain conduct that interferes with U.S. border control measures.Specifically, a person who knowingly transmits the location or activities of law enforcement with the intent to further a crime related to immigration, customs, controlled substances, or other border controls may be imprisoned for a maximum of 10 years. A person who knowingly damages or destroys a device deployed to control the border or a port of entry may be imprisoned for a maximum of 10 years.Additionally, the bill provides for enhanced punishment for carrying or using a firearm in connection with certain criminal immigration violations such as assisting a non-U.S. national (alien under federal law) who is inadmissible due to a felony conviction enter the United States.
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress Senate Bill SB512

Introduced
2/11/25  
Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety ActThis bill establishes new federal criminal offenses for operating a motor vehicle within 100 miles of the U.S. border while fleeing from a U.S. Border Patrol agent or a federal, state, or local law enforcement officer who is actively assisting or under the command of the U.S. Border Patrol.The bill establishes criminal penalties for an offense, including a mandatory minimum prison term for an offense resulting in death or serious bodily injury. Additionally, a non-U.S. national who is convicted of or admits to committing an offense is inadmissible, deportable, and ineligible for immigration relief (including asylum).
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress Senate Bill SB522

Introduced
2/11/25  
Credit Union Board Modernization Act
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress Senate Bill SB53

Introduced
1/9/25  
Preventing the Recycling of Immigrants is Necessary for Trafficking Suspension Act or the PRINTS ActThis bill addresses migrant minor children entering the United States. Specifically, the bill makes it a crime for a person to knowingly use a minor to gain entry to the United States if the minor is not a close relative or if the person is not the minor’s guardian. In addition, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) must fingerprint all non-U.S. nationals (aliens under federal law) entering the United States who are younger than 14 years of age if a CBP officer suspects that the child is victim of human trafficking.The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) must share with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) any fingerprints collected under this bill from an unaccompanied child if that child is transferred to HHS custody.DHS must report to Congress on the number of children fingerprinted annually under this bill. DHS must also publish on a monthly basis the number of individuals apprehended for falsely claiming a child accompanying them into the United States was a close relative.  
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress Senate Bill SB533

Introduced
2/12/25  
National Right-to-Work Act
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress Senate Bill SB537

Introduced
2/12/25  
Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2025
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress Senate Bill SB540

Introduced
2/12/25  
Ensuring Continuity in Veterans Health ActThis bill requires the consideration of continuity of care when determining whether care through the Veterans Community Care Program is in the best medical interest of a veteran.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress Senate Bill SB501

Introduced
2/10/25  
Strategy for Public Health Preparedness and Response to Artificial Intelligence Threats