Ensure every citizen has access to reliable, equitable, and affordable high-speed internet and close the digital divide.

As policymakers, we have an obligation to ensure every citizen has access to reliable, equitable, and affordable high-speed internet – and close the digital divide once and for all.

Carter committed to working through policymaking and the relaunched Wi-Fi Caucus to expand reliable, equitable, affordable high-speed internet access and close the digital divide.

Congressman Troy Carter Announces Relaunch of the Bipartisan, Bicameral Wi-Fi Caucus | Representative Troy Carter
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Roll Call 369 on H.R. 3684, the INVEST in America Act, was passed 228-206. The vote listing records Carter (LA), Democratic, Louisiana, as voting Yea.

Carter voted for the final House concurrence that sent the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to the president. That law became the main federal vehicle for broadband deployment and affordability funding, so this is concrete action toward the promise.

partial same_term A for effort

Office of the Clerk, U.S. House Roll Call 369, H.R. 3684
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Congress.gov records H.R. 3684 as becoming Public Law No. 117-58 on November 15, 2021. The CRS summary says the bill provides new funding for infrastructure projects including broadband and establishes the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program to promote broadband deployment in unserved and underserved areas.

The enacted bill Carter supported created major broadband programs relevant to reliable, affordable high-speed internet and closing the digital divide, but the law itself did not immediately ensure universal access.

partial same_term A for effort

Congress.gov, H.R.3684 - Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
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Public Law 117-58 establishes the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program and appropriates $42,450,000,000 for that program, to remain available until expended. The law also provides $2,750,000,000 for Digital Equity grants through fiscal years 2022-2026.

Official bill text confirms the law funded broadband deployment and digital equity at large scale, supporting partial fulfillment of the promise.

partial same_term A for effort

GovInfo - Public Law 117-58, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
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NTIA announced allocations from the $42.45 billion BEAD program to deploy affordable, reliable high-speed Internet service to everyone in America. Louisiana's allocation was $1,355,554,552.94.

Federal implementation directed substantial BEAD funding to Louisiana, including Carter's state, for universal broadband deployment. This shows progress, but it remained an allocation and planning/deployment program rather than completed universal access.

partial later_term

NTIA - State Allocations for $42.45 Billion High-Speed Internet Grant Program
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The FCC concluded that its universal service goals had not been met and that advanced telecommunications capability was not being deployed to all Americans in a reasonable and timely fashion. It found 100/20 Mbps terrestrial fixed broadband had not been physically deployed to about 7% of Americans, with larger gaps in rural areas and Tribal lands.

This official 2024 FCC finding directly shows that the promise to ensure every citizen had reliable, affordable high-speed internet and close the digital divide had not been fully delivered by Carter's later federal service.

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FCC - 2024 Section 706 Report
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H.R. 6929 would extend and provide FY2024 funding for the Affordable Connectivity Program, which provides a monthly benefit for discounted internet service. Congress.gov shows the bill was introduced and referred to the House Committee on Appropriations, with status 'Introduced.'

The bill sought to preserve internet affordability support, but Congress.gov shows it did not advance beyond introduction in the 118th Congress. This supports a failure on full affordability delivery while documenting a concrete legislative attempt.

never later_term A for effort

Congress.gov - H.R.6929, Affordable Connectivity Program Extension Act of 2024
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The cosponsor list for H.R. 6929 records Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2] as a cosponsor dated March 5, 2024.

Carter cosponsored the ACP extension bill, showing concrete effort to continue affordability assistance. Because the bill remained introduced only, the effort did not produce full delivery.

never later_term A for effort

Congress.gov - Cosponsors for H.R.6929, Affordable Connectivity Program Extension Act of 2024
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