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HR 6624 116th Congress House Science, Technology, Communications Advanced technology and technological innovations Advisory bodies Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits Computers and information technology Congressional oversight Telephone and wireless communication

USA Telecommunications Act

Introduced: April 24, 2020 Introduced by: Pallone, Frank Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 13 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 18, 2020
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Nov 17, 2020
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Nov 17, 2020
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5823-5824)
Nov 17, 2020
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5823-5824)
Nov 17, 2020
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6624.
Nov 17, 2020
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5823-5825)
Nov 17, 2020
Mr. Pallone moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Nov 16, 2020
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 487.
Nov 16, 2020
Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 116-589.
Jul 15, 2020
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Jul 15, 2020
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 24, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Apr 24, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Utilizing Strategic Allied Telecommunications Act of 2020 or the USA Telecommunications Act

This bill establishes a program through which the Department of Commerce shall award grants to support the deployment and use of Open RAN 5G Networks throughout the United States.

Open RAN 5G Networks are networks that follow a set of open standards (such as O-RAN standards or the Open Radio Access Network approach to standardization) and open interfaces for multi-vendor network equipment interoperability.

Grants awarded under the program shall, among other things, (1) promote technology that will enhance competitiveness in the supply chains of Open RAN 5G Networks, (2) accelerate the deployment of Open Network Equipment, and (3) promote the inclusion of security features that enhance the integrity and availability of such equipment.

Commerce must also (1) establish the criteria for a grant award, (2) establish a committee that advises on technology developments to inform both the grant program and government efforts to support Open RAN 5G Network supply chains, and (3) report on the grant program and 5G network supply chains.

What's happening now November 18, 2020

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

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 Bill text 4 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 1 Republican 2
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Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman
American Samoa · Jun 22, 2020
Brooks, Susan
· May 19, 2020
Flores, Bill
· May 19, 2020
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Guthrie, Brett
Kentucky · Apr 24, 2020
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Matsui, Doris O.
California · Apr 24, 2020
WALDEN, GREG
· Apr 24, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6624: USA Telecommunications Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6624/
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"H.R. 6624: USA Telecommunications Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6624/.
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H.R. 6624, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6624/.
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