Work to pass the FY27 National Defense Authorization Act with a multiyear procurement provision to accelerate F-15EX production, strengthen air defenses, and avoid gaps in operational or training capabilities.

Ted Budd · North Carolina · Republican

spending impact 0.74 specificity 0.82 extraction confidence 86%

Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

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Congress must do its job and pass the NDAA with a multiyear procurement provision that accelerates F-15EX production, strengthens our air defenses, and ensures we have no gap in our operational or training capabilities.

Budd called for Congress to pass the NDAA with a multiyear F-15EX procurement provision to speed production and prevent operational or training gaps.

Senator Budd Secures F-15EX Aircraft for Seymour Johnson Air Force Base - U.S. Senator Ted Budd
primary · press_release · model gpt-5.5

Evidence

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Senator Budd's office said the FY 2027 NDAA included provisions authorizing multi-year procurement for F-35 and F-15EX aircraft, requiring the Air Force to increase fighter inventory, and requiring a report on the F-15EX Formal Training Unit tied to Seymour Johnson Air Force Base.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): This is concrete evidence that Budd worked to get the F-15EX multiyear procurement language and related fighter-aircraft provisions into the Senate FY27 NDAA package, but it does not show final passage or enactment.

partial same_term A for effort

Budd Secures Landmark NDAA Provisions to Strengthen Military Airpower and Enhance U.S. Counterterrorism Operations
primary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 86%

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The Senate roll call shows cloture on the motion to proceed to S. 4784, the FY2027 NDAA, was rejected 50-46 on July 14, 2026; Budd (R-NC) voted Yea.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): As of the latest concrete official floor action found, the Senate had not advanced S. 4784 toward passage, so the commitment to pass the FY27 NDAA with the F-15EX multiyear procurement provision remains unresolved despite Budd's supportive vote.

unresolved same_term A for effort

U.S. Senate Roll Call Vote 119th Congress - 2nd Session, Vote 195
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 93%

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Assessments

Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): unresolved. same_term A for effort

The promise was to work to pass the FY27 NDAA with a multiyear F-15EX procurement provision. The evidence shows Budd materially advanced the provision by securing Senate NDAA language and voting to proceed, but the Senate cloture vote failed on July 14, 2026, so final passage/enactment had not occurred. Because the promised outcome is still tied to pending FY27 NDAA action rather than a completed failure, the best classification is unresolved, with effort credit.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 88%