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

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

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%

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

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%

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

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%

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

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%

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.

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%

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.

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%