Brett Guthrie will work for better and faster internet service in rural areas and protect consumer privacy online.

In his role on the communications and consumer protection subcommittees he is leading the charge for better and faster internet service in rural areas and protecting consumer privacy online.

The page presents Guthrie as backing rural broadband improvements and online privacy protections.

Meet Brett | Brett Guthrie for Congress
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Guthrie voted in favor of H.R. 8646, saying it would "support rural development initiatives" for Kentucky's rural communities.

This is a concrete same-term action in support of the rural-communities part of the promise. The bill Guthrie backed is the House Agriculture appropriations package, which is intended to fund rural development priorities; the linked committee summary for the same package also includes ReConnect rural broadband funding.

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Guthrie Votes in Favor of House Appropriations Package, Investing in Rural Communities
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Provides $40 million for the ReConnect rural broadband program.

This official committee summary shows the appropriations package Guthrie supported included a direct rural broadband allocation. It does not itself prove Guthrie's vote, but it materially confirms that the package addressed the internet-service portion of the promise.

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FY27 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Full Committee Summary
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The committee leaders reached agreement on the Kids Internet and Digital Safety Act, including COPPA 2.0 and "strengthening privacy for children and teens."

This is a same-term concrete step toward the online-privacy portion of the promise. The release shows Guthrie advancing bipartisan legislation that would strengthen children's privacy and data-broker transparency, but it is still only an agreement and not enacted law.

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House Committee on Energy and Commerce
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Guthrie's office said the House passed H.R. 7757, the Kids Internet and Digital Safety Act, 267-117, and quoted Guthrie/Pallone saying it creates rules for design features, default settings, and kids' privacy.

This is strong same-term evidence of concrete action on the online-privacy portion: Guthrie helped advance and celebrate House passage of the KIDS Act. It is not full delivery because House passage alone is not enactment into law.

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Congressman Brett Guthrie: Guthrie, Energy and Commerce Leaders Celebrate Passage of KIDS Act
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The House bill text lists Mr. Guthrie as introducing H.R. 7757 and includes Title VI, 'Kids Privacy Protections,' with COPPA 2.0 provisions on children's and teens' personal information.

Official bill text directly ties Guthrie to a privacy bill and shows the bill contains substantive online privacy provisions, supporting partial credit and an effort badge.

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H.R. 7757, Kids Internet and Digital Safety Act, House suspension text
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The section-by-section summary says the KIDS Act establishes new protections for children's and teens' personal data, bars individual-specific advertising to children or teens, and creates deletion and correction rights.

This official summary substantiates that the KIDS Act targets online privacy protections, but it still reflects proposed legislation rather than enacted consumer privacy protections.

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House Energy and Commerce: H.R. 7757 KIDS Act Section-by-Section
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Guthrie's news listing says he voted in favor of H.R. 8646, the FY2027 Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, which allocated over $26 billion for agriculture and rural development priorities.

This official member source supports a concrete same-term vote on a rural-development appropriations bill. It needs the appropriations summary to connect the package specifically to rural broadband.

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News List | U.S. Congressman Brett Guthrie
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The committee summary says the FY2027 Agriculture/Rural Development appropriations bill provides $3.81 billion for Rural Development programs and $40 million for the ReConnect rural broadband program.

This confirms the appropriations package Guthrie supported included direct rural broadband funding. It is partial because it shows support for funding, not completed rural internet improvements.

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FY27 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Full Committee Summary
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USDA describes ReConnect as providing loans and grants for construction, improvement, or acquisition of facilities and equipment needed to provide broadband service in eligible rural areas.

This establishes that ReConnect funding is directly relevant to the promise's rural internet-service component. It does not by itself prove Guthrie action.

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ReConnect Loan and Grant Program | USDA
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The House roll call says S.J.Res. 34 passed on the FCC rule on privacy of broadband customers, and lists Guthrie, Republican, Kentucky, voting Yea.

This cuts against full fulfillment of the online privacy promise because Guthrie voted to disapprove the FCC broadband privacy rule. It is older later-term evidence of inconsistency, not evidence of constructive effort.

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Roll Call 202 | Bill Number: S.J.Res. 34
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NTIA says the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act included $65 billion to close the digital divide and ensure access to reliable, high-speed, affordable broadband.

This official source shows a major federal broadband law addressed the rural/high-speed internet goal. It is useful context for the next roll-call item showing Guthrie opposed that law.

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Funding Programs | National Telecommunications and Information Administration
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The Clerk records final House passage of H.R. 3684, the infrastructure bill, 228-206, and lists Guthrie, Republican, Kentucky, voting Nay.

Because the enacted infrastructure law included major broadband funding, Guthrie's Nay vote is evidence against full delivery of the rural internet promise, even though later actions show some effort.

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Roll Call 369 | Bill Number: H.R. 3684
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Axios reported that the House passed the KIDS Act 267-117 and sent it to the Senate, but key senators said the bill had little chance of advancing in its current form.

This reputable reporting supports the partial outcome: the bill advanced beyond the House but had not become law as of the assessment date and faced Senate obstacles.

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House vote sets up Senate clash over kids' online safety
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