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Interstate Transport Act of 2025

S. 246Introduced Jan 24, 2025Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Official title: A bill to protect the right of law-abiding citizens to transport knives interstate, notwithstanding a patchwork of local and State prohibitions.

Sponsor: Sen. Ted Budd R-NC
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Where it went

Latest action: Nov 18, 2025 — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 268.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 246.

From the Congress.gov bill record for S. 246, last updated September 8, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 12, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

8 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 3 Democrats

3 of 8 cosponsors (38%) are from the other party.

John Barrasso (R-WY), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Steve Daines (R-MT), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), Gary Peters (D-MI), James Risch (R-ID), Ron Wyden (D-OR).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Ted Budd.

Sponsor’s state and district

North Carolina in Congress

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Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.