{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.budd.senate.gov/2026/09/30/budd-bill-to-build-new-state-veterans-home-near-fort-bragg-passes-the-senate-unanimously/", "Budd Bill to Build New State Veterans Home Near Fort Bragg Passes the Senate Unanimously", "2026-09-30", "2026", "2026-09", "Republican", "Senate", "NC", "Ted Budd", "B001305", "www.budd.senate.gov", "budd", "https://www.budd.senate.gov/category/news/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2014 U.S. Senator Ted Budd (R-N.C.) issued the following statement after the Senate unanimously passed the House companion bill to his Fort Bragg Land Transfer for Veterans Act. This legislation transfers twenty acres of federal property off the installation at Fort Bragg to the State of North Carolina, allowing the state to pursue permitting and construction of a new state veterans home near the base. The bill is now headed to the President\u2019s desk to be signed into law.\n\nSenator Budd teamed up with U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (R-N.C.-09), who led the House companion, to pass the legislation through Congress. Representative Hudson was joined by the entire bipartisan North Carolina House delegation in this effort.\n\n\u201cNorth Carolina is the proud home of more than 620,000 veterans, and we have a responsibility to provide them with the quality care that they have earned. After the Fayetteville State Veterans Home closed in 2024, our state lost critical capacity to care for our veterans. Building a new veterans home near Fort Bragg will help fill that gap and ensure that our nation\u2019s heroes receive the quality care they deserve. I am grateful to Representative Richard Hudson for leading this effort in the House and working with me to get this bill passed in the Senate,\u201d said Senator Budd.\n\n\u201cOur veterans kept their promise to serve, and we have a responsibility to keep our promise to take care of them. With today\u2019s unanimous Senate passage, we are one step away from getting this bill signed into law and moving forward with a new veterans home near Fort Bragg. I want to thank Senator Budd, Chairman Wicker, and the Senate Armed Services Committee for working quickly to move our bill through the Senate and help us deliver for North Carolina\u2019s veterans,\u201d said Representative Hudson.\n\n\u201cServing our veterans is incumbent on all of us. It was my privilege to work with Congressman Hudson and take this important step in serving some of North Carolina\u2019s finest. Today, the Senate moved swiftly to pass our bill aiming to facilitate the construction of a new veterans\u2019 home in Harnett County. North Carolina\u2019s 13th District is home to tens of thousands of veterans who have earned care worthy of their service. Once President Trump signs this into law, this new facility will finally deliver the long-term care our veterans have earned and deserve,\u201d said Representative Knott.\n\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe former Fayetteville State Veterans Home closed in February 2024 after structural deficiencies and repair needs were identified, several related to water damage. When the 150-bed facility closed, 85 aging veterans in residence, including many with dementia and other disabilities, were displaced. As a result, family members struggled to find suitable living accommodation that met their relative\u2019s health and care needs.\n\n###", 1, "2026-10-01T11:23:28Z", "2026-10-01T11:25:15Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.budd.senate.gov/2026/09/30/budd-bill-to-build-new-state-veterans-home-near-fort-bragg-passes-the-senate-unanimously/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.0645901784300804, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}