Support federal investment in rural health care, rural broadband, rural safety, and efforts to reduce harmful regulations on small businesses.

Harold Rogers · Kentucky · Republican

policy impact 3.00 specificity 3.00 extraction confidence 88%

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

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“I’m proud to have supported critical legislation this year to invest in rural health care, rural broadband, rural safety, and reining in job-killing regulations to help support our small businesses.”

He said he supported legislation aimed at investing in rural infrastructure and safety and reducing burdensome regulations.

Congressman Rogers Continues Efforts to Expand Services and Federal Support in Rural America - Press Releases - U.S. Congressman Hal Rogers
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Projects receiving funding will expand quality health care throughout the region, provide clean drinking water for underserved communities, improve wastewater treatment facilities, enhance high-tech training and employment opportunities, and support economic development and tourism.

Rogers backs federal investment in regional infrastructure, health care, training, and economic development through AMLER funding.

Congressman Rogers, Gov. Beshear Announce More Than $30 Million To Support Economic Revitalization in Eastern Kentucky - Press Releases - U.S. Congressman Hal Rogers
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Evidence

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The FY27 Agriculture appropriations bill sets aside $33,160,198 for the Distance Learning, Telemedicine, and Broadband Program, $40,000,000 for a broadband loan and grant pilot program, and $15,000,000 for the Community Connect Grant Program. It also directs support toward rural areas and persistent-poverty counties.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Concrete federal funding for rural broadband and telemedicine is present in Rogers's term, which supports part of the promise. This does not, by itself, show the small-business regulatory piece.

partial same_term A for effort

FY27 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Full Committee Print
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 93%

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The FY27 Labor-HHS bill provides $475,765,000 for Rural Health, including Rural Hospital Flexibility Grants and telehealth services for rural veterans, and $45,550,000 for the Office for the Advancement of Telehealth. It also includes $100,000,000 for payments to eligible small hospitals to maintain health care providers.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): This is direct, current federal investment in rural health care and telehealth during the lookback window. It is meaningful delivery on that slice of the commitment, but not the full promise.

partial same_term A for effort

FY27 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Full Committee Print
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 96%

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The bill is reported by Mr. Rogers of Kentucky and includes $55,000,000 for rural domestic violence and child abuse enforcement assistance grants, $3,000,000 for a rural violent crime initiative, and funding for public safety officer benefits and other public safety programs.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): This is concrete appropriations work on rural safety/public-safety programs in Rogers's jurisdiction. It supports the safety portion of the commitment, but still does not establish the small-business regulatory-relief piece.

partial same_term A for effort

FY27 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Subcommittee Print
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 89%

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The enacted law funds the Distance Learning, Telemedicine, and Broadband Program, including rural telemedicine grants and $50,750,000 for a broadband loan and grant pilot program.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): This enacted FY2026 Agriculture appropriations law directly delivers federal rural broadband and rural telemedicine investment during Rogers's current House term.

partial same_term

Public Law 119-37, Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 97%

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The broadband pilot requires at least 90 percent of served households to be in rural areas without sufficient broadband access.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): This strengthens the rural-broadband delivery finding because the enacted funding is targeted to underserved rural households, not merely general telecommunications spending.

partial same_term

Public Law 119-37, Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 96%

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The enacted law appropriates $392,907,000 for Rural Health and includes funds for Small Rural Hospital Improvement and Rural Emergency Hospital Technical Assistance.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): This is enacted federal investment in rural health care during the relevant term, supporting a major component of the promise.

partial same_term

Public Law 119-75, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 97%

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The law provides $45,550,000 for the Office for the Advancement of Telehealth and extends telehealth flexibilities through December 31, 2027.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): This provides additional enacted support for rural health access and telehealth, including extensions relevant to rural health clinics and telehealth service delivery.

partial same_term

Public Law 119-75, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 95%

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The enacted law provides $50,500,000 for rural domestic violence and child abuse enforcement assistance grants.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): This is enacted rural public-safety investment, covering part of the promise's rural safety component.

partial same_term

Public Law 119-74, Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 94%

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The enacted law provides $3,000,000 for a rural violent crime initiative, including assistance for law enforcement.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): This further supports delivery on the rural safety portion, though it does not address health care, broadband, or small-business regulatory relief by itself.

partial same_term

Public Law 119-74, Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 93%

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The House passed H.R. 736, Protect Small Businesses from Excessive Paperwork Act; Rogers (KY) voted Yea.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): This is concrete support for reducing paperwork burden on small businesses. It is effort and House passage, but not proof of enacted regulatory relief.

partial same_term A for effort

House Roll Call 37, H.R. 736, Protect Small Businesses from Excessive Paperwork Act
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The House passed H.R. 77, Midnight Rules Relief Act; Rogers (KY) voted Yea.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): This shows Rogers supported a broader deregulatory vehicle in the current term. It is relevant effort, but not specific enough to complete the small-business regulatory-relief component.

partial same_term A for effort

House Roll Call 41, H.R. 77, Midnight Rules Relief Act
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 84%

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The FY2027 committee print includes $475,765,000 for Rural Health and telehealth-related rural hospital provisions.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): This shows continued appropriations action for rural health care and telehealth in Rogers's current term, but it is committee-stage evidence rather than enacted law.

partial same_term A for effort

FY27 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Full Committee Print
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 92%

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The FY2027 committee print includes $40,000,000 to continue a rural broadband loan and grant pilot program.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): This is additional committee-stage support for rural broadband investment. It reinforces effort, but the enacted FY2026 law is stronger delivery evidence.

partial same_term A for effort

FY27 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Full Committee Print
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 91%

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The FY2027 CJS subcommittee print includes rural domestic violence grants and a rural violent crime initiative.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): This shows continued rural safety appropriations work in the current term, but it remains committee-stage evidence rather than final enactment.

partial same_term A for effort

FY27 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Subcommittee Print
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 88%

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H.R. 736 passed the House 408-0, but this roll call alone does not show enactment into law.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The record supports effort on small-business paperwork relief, but it does not establish a completed federal regulatory-relief outcome comparable to the enacted investment provisions.

partial same_term A for effort

House Roll Call 37, H.R. 736, Protect Small Businesses from Excessive Paperwork Act
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Apr 16, 2026, 12:32 PM | 119th Congress, 2nd Session Vote Question: On Passage RED Tape Act Status: Passed Rogers (KY) | Republican | KY | Yea

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official House roll-call evidence shows Rogers voted yes on House passage of H.R. 6398, the RED Tape Act, adding concrete effort on the regulatory-relief component. It remains effort rather than full delivery absent enactment.

partial same_term A for effort

Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%

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I’m proud to have supported critical legislation this year to invest in rural health care, rural broadband, rural safety, and reining in job-killing regulations to help support our small businesses.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Rogers’s official statement ties his 2026 legislative activity to each element of the commitment, including the previously weaker small-business regulatory-relief piece. Because it is a statement of support and effort, not proof of enactment across the full bundle, it supports partial fulfillment.

partial same_term A for effort

Congressman Rogers Continues Efforts to Expand Services and Federal Support in Rural America - Press Releases - U.S. Congressman Hal Rogers
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Assessments

Public state: delivered As of 2026-09-16 · verified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): delivered. same_term A for effort

The verified commitment is framed as supporting legislation, not guaranteeing enactment of every underlying policy outcome. The verified passage states Rogers supported legislation in the same term to invest in rural health care, rural broadband, rural safety, and reduce regulations affecting small businesses. That directly satisfies the support-based commitment and shows material candidate action.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 82%

Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): partial. same_term

Rogers gets meaningful credit for supporting federal investment in several major parts of the promise during his current House term. The evidence shows FY2027 appropriations work tied to his role that funds rural health care and telehealth, rural broadband programs, and rural safety-related grants and initiatives. That is substantial delivery on the investment portions of the commitment. But the promise also included reducing harmful regulations on small businesses, and the provided record does not show a comparable legislative or appropriations outcome on that regulatory-relief piece. Because multiple components were materially advanced in office but the full bundle was not established, the best judgment is partial rather than delivered.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.4 · confidence 90%