Continue to fight for Kate’s Law, which increases criminal penalties for illegal aliens who re-enter the United States.

Ted Budd · North Carolina · Republican

policy impact 0.72 specificity 0.88 extraction confidence 96%

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

Occurrences

Ted will continue to fight for: Kate’s Law, which increases criminal penalties for illegal aliens who re-enter the U.S.

The candidate commits to keep backing legislation known as Kate’s Law.

Issues - Ted Budd for Senate
campaign · campaign_site · model gpt-5.4-mini

Evidence

unverified · Source version 14576 · locator unknown

The campaign issues page lists: "Kate’s Law, which increases criminal penalties for illegal aliens who re-enter the U.S."

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Budd’s campaign explicitly featured Kate’s Law as an issue during the 2022 Senate campaign, showing the promise was part of his stated platform.

partial same_term

Issues - Ted Budd for Senate
campaign · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 93%

unverified · Source version 63225 · locator unknown

Congress.gov shows S.2547 was introduced on 07/30/2025 and lists Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC]* as a cosponsor the same day.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): After taking office, Budd formally supported Kate’s Law in the Senate by cosponsoring the 2025 bill.

partial later_term A for effort

S.2547 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): Kate's Law | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 98%

unverified · Source version 14580 · locator unknown

The bill page shows the latest action as: "Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary" and the status remains introduced.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The most recent Kate’s Law bill Budd backed did not advance beyond introduction and referral, so the promise was not fully delivered through enactment.

never later_term A for effort

S.2547 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): Kate's Law | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 97%

unverified · Source version 14581 · locator unknown

Congress.gov describes Kate's Law as increasing criminal penalties for certain aliens who illegally reenter the United States after removal or exclusion.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The underlying policy Budd promised to fight for was a concrete federal bill with the same purpose, but it remained only an introduced proposal in the 117th Congress.

never same_term A for effort

S.890 - 117th Congress (2021-2022): Kate's Law | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 84%

unverified · Source version 20423 · locator unknown

Congress.gov’s member page for Ted Budd lists S.2547 — 119th Congress (2025-2026) Kate's Law with Budd shown as a cosponsor on 07/30/2025. The page also shows the bill’s latest action as “Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary” and its status as Introduced.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Budd took a concrete later-term action by cosponsoring a Kate’s Law bill, but the measure remained introduced and did not advance to enactment.

partial later_term A for effort

Ted Budd | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
primary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 98%

unverified · Source version 20424 · locator unknown

S.2547 states it is “to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase penalties for individuals who illegally enter and reenter the United States after being removed, and for other purposes.” The bill text shows it was introduced in the Senate on July 30, 2025 by Mr. Cruz “for himself, Mr. Budd, Mr. Justice, and Mr. Ricketts,” and was read twice and referred to the Judiciary Committee.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The later-term bill Budd backed directly matches the promise’s policy goal, but it stalled at introduction and committee referral, so the promise was only partially delivered.

partial later_term A for effort

Text - S.2547 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): Kate's Law | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
primary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 97%

verified · Source version 63222 · locator 1204

Mr. Cruz (for himself, Mr. Budd, Mr. Justice, and Mr. Ricketts) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Official GovInfo bill record shows Budd was an original cosponsor of the Senate Kate's Law bill, a concrete later-term action, but the same record shows only referral to Judiciary.

partial later_term A for effort

S. 2547 (IS) - Kate's Law - BILLS-119s2547is | Content Details | GovInfo
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 98%

verified · Source version 63224 · locator 159

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase penalties for individuals who illegally enter and reenter the United States after being removed, and for other purposes.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The official text of S.2547 directly matches the promised Kate's Law policy of increasing penalties for illegal entry and reentry after removal.

partial later_term A for effort

S. 2547 Introduced in Senate - Kate's Law - GovInfo Bill Text
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 97%

unverified · Source version 63225 · locator unknown

This bill has the status Introduced

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Congress.gov lists S.2547 as introduced, not passed by the Senate, sent to the President, or enacted, so Budd's direct Kate's Law effort remains short of full delivery.

unresolved later_term A for effort

S.2547 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): Kate's Law | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 95%

unverified · Source version 63227 · locator unknown

Latest Action: Senate - 09/15/2025 Received in the Senate.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): A House-passed companion with the same penalty-increase policy reached the Senate, but Congress.gov shows it was only received in the Senate rather than enacted.

unresolved later_term

All Info - H.R.3486 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): Stop Illegal Entry Act of 2025 | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%

Assessments

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

Budd explicitly campaigned on "Kate's Law." After taking office he materially supported the policy by cosponsoring S.2547 (Kate's Law) on July 30, 2025, which matches the promised policy to increase penalties for reentry. However the bill remained at introduction/referred to Judiciary and did not become law, so the promise was not fully enacted — meriting partial credit for substantive later-term action.

provider openai · model gpt-5-mini · confidence 93%

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

Budd campaigned on continuing to fight for Kate's Law, a federal bill to increase penalties for unlawful reentry. After winning the 2022 Senate race, he cosponsored S.2547 in the 119th Congress on July 30, 2025, which materially shows continued support and legislative effort. However, the bill remained introduced and referred to committee rather than enacted, so the underlying policy was not fully delivered. This merits partial credit with an effort badge, timed to his later Senate term.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 92%