I will work with my colleagues to remove regulatory barriers of entry for emerging wired and wireless broadband technologies and seek to improve the process for delivering broadband grant funding to our communities in the Ninth District and across Georgia.
Work to remove regulatory barriers for emerging wired and wireless broadband technologies and improve the process for delivering broadband grant funding to rural communities in Georgia's Ninth District and across Georgia.
Occurrences
Additionally, I believe the Internet is infrastructure and we must ensure there is robust investment in rural broadband in any bipartisan infrastructure package developed by this Congress.
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Evidence
Clyde says he will work to remove regulatory barriers for emerging wired and wireless broadband technologies and improve the process for delivering broadband grant funding to the Ninth District and across Georgia.
Clyde introduced H.R. 5512 to let states submit their own broadband mapping data for broadband funding programs when state data is superior to FCC data; Congress.gov shows the bill was introduced and referred to subcommittee.
Clyde introduced H.J.Res.107 to nullify the FCC's digital discrimination rule; Congress.gov shows it was referred to committee and subcommittee and remained introduced.
GovInfo records H.J.Res.107 as introduced by Mr. Clyde and others on January 30, 2024, with the last action listed as introduction/referral.
Clyde's official issue page says he will work to remove regulatory barriers for emerging wired and wireless broadband technologies and improve the process for delivering broadband grant funding to the Ninth District and across Georgia.
Congress.gov lists H.R. 5512 as introduced by Rep. Clyde and referred to the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, with the bill status remaining Introduced.
Congress.gov lists H.J.Res.107 as introduced by Rep. Clyde on 2024-01-30 and referred to the House Energy and Commerce Committee and then the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology on 2024-02-02; no enactment is shown.
Assessments
Clyde clearly made and publicly maintained the broadband promise, and he took concrete legislative steps toward both parts of it during his House service. He introduced H.R. 5512 to improve broadband mapping and grant administration and H.J.Res. 107 to remove a broadband-related regulatory barrier, but both measures stalled at referral and were not enacted. Because the promise was about achieving regulatory and grant-process changes, and the record here shows serious effort without a completed policy outcome, this is best scored as never with an effort badge rather than delivered or partial.
Clyde made concrete federal legislative efforts related to the promise, including introducing H.R. 5512 to improve broadband mapping for funding decisions and H.J.Res.107 to overturn an FCC broadband-related rule. However, the cited measures stalled after referral and there is no evidence that he successfully removed the regulatory barriers or improved broadband grant delivery processes as promised. Because these were serious attempts but did not deliver the promised policy outcome, this is best scored as never with an effort badge.