I support rural broadband and utility expansion to equip every American home with broadband internet.
Support rural broadband and utility expansion to equip every American home with broadband internet.
Occurrences
Evidence
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Congress.gov lists Rep. Lisa C. McClain as a cosponsor of H.R.3369, the Broadband for Rural America Act, on 2021-07-21. The bill summary says it would modify USDA programs for expanding broadband internet in rural areas, including grants, loans, and loan guarantees for rural broadband expansion. The bill remained at introduced status after referral to subcommittee.
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Congress.gov says H.R.1752, the E-BRIDGE Act, passed the House on 2024-03-11 by 375-20. The CRS summary says the bill would authorize Commerce Department economic development grants for public-private partnerships and consortiums to carry out broadband projects to provide, extend, expand, or improve high-speed broadband service. The related House roll call shows McClain voted Yea, but the bill was later referred to the Senate and did not become law in that Congress.
Assessments
McClain took concrete federal legislative steps supporting rural broadband expansion, including cosponsoring H.R.3369 in the 117th Congress and voting for H.R.1752 in the 118th Congress. But neither measure became law, and the evidence does not show that the promised outcome of equipping every American home with broadband internet was delivered through her actions. This qualifies as a serious effort without fulfillment.