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HR 2037 119th Congress House Science, Technology, Communications Government information and archives Telephone and wireless communication

Open RAN Outreach Act

Introduced: March 11, 2025 Introduced by: Carter, Troy A. Democratic · Louisiana 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
Jul 15, 2025
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Jul 14, 2025
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2037.
Jul 14, 2025
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jul 14, 2025
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3217)
Jul 14, 2025
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Jul 14, 2025
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3217-3218)
Jul 14, 2025
Mr. Latta moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jul 2, 2025
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 149.
Jul 2, 2025
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-184.
Apr 8, 2025
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Apr 8, 2025
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Mar 11, 2025
Introduced in House
Mar 11, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

What's happening now July 15, 2025

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

 Hearings & markups 1
  • Markup of 26 Bills
    Markup Rescheduled Apr 8, 2025 · 10:15 AM EDT · Energy and Commerce Committee
 Bill text 4 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Lobbying activity 15

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 Cosponsors 1
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Hudson, Richard
North Carolina · Mar 11, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2037: Open RAN Outreach Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2037/
MLA
"H.R. 2037: Open RAN Outreach Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2037/.
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H.R. 2037, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2037/.
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[H.R. 2037: Open RAN Outreach Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2037/)
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