Make ReConnect program broadband assistance available regardless of the technology used to provide broadband service.

David Schweikert · Arizona · Republican

policy impact 0.55 specificity 0.82 extraction confidence 92%

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

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Evidence

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GovInfo bill text shows Schweikert introduced H.R. 10288 on September 3, 2026, and it was referred to House Agriculture and Energy and Commerce. The bill would prevent ReConnect applications from being denied or disadvantaged based on broadband technology, including terrestrial, non-terrestrial, or low-Earth-orbit satellite systems, but it is only introduced text and requires enactment plus USDA regulations.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Concrete effort exists: Schweikert introduced a bill matching the commitment. No enacted law, final rule, vote, or award-policy change is shown; the commitment remains unresolved.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.R. 10288 (IH) - Rural Broadband Modernization Act
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 94%

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USDA's current ReConnect program overview says award funds may be used for construction or improvement of facilities required to provide fixed terrestrial broadband service, with eligible facilities including fixed wireless service.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Current agency program materials still describe ReConnect assistance in technology-limited terms rather than availability regardless of technology, so they do not show delivery of Schweikert's commitment.

unresolved unknown

USDA ReConnect Loan and Grant Program: Program Overview
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 86%

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

Schweikert introduced H.R. 10288, the Rural Broadband Modernization Act, on September 3, 2026, and the introduced text directly matches the promise by seeking to prevent ReConnect applications from being denied or disadvantaged based on the broadband technology used. However, the bill is still only introduced and referred to committee, with no enacted statute, final USDA rule, or implemented ReConnect policy change shown. Because Schweikert remains in federal office and the legislative effort is pending rather than definitively failed, the outcome is unresolved rather than delivered or never.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 93%