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H.R. 2037 · 119th Congress

Open RAN Outreach Act

Introduced Mar 11, 2025Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Read the textOn Congress.gov

Status: Passed House

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To President
  6. Law

Latest action

: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Summary

Open RAN Outreach Act

This bill requires the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to conduct outreach and provide technical assistance to small communications network providers regarding the benefits, uses, and challenges of Open Radio Access Network (Open RAN) standards and other open network architectures. (Open RAN is a nonproprietary, standardized network deployment approach that promotes open networks with interoperable equipment and virtualized network operations.)

The NTIA must also conduct outreach and provide assistance to small providers regarding participation in the Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund, a competitive grant program that funds efforts to accelerate the development, deployment, and adoption of Open RAN.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service.

Actions

  1. Senate

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

  2. House

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  3. House

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3217)

  4. Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

  5. House

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2037.

  6. House

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3217-3218)

  7. House

    Mr. Latta moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

  8. House

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 149.

  9. House

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-184.

  10. House

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

  11. House

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  12. House

    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Show 1 earlier actions

  1. Introduced in House