H.R. 2037

Summary

H.R. 2037, the Open RAN Outreach Act, was introduced in the House on Mar 11, 2025 by Rep. Troy Carter (D) with 1 co-sponsor. It was referred to Commerce, Science, And Transportation, and last saw action on Jul 15, 2025: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Record

Text

H.R. 2037 has 1 co-sponsor.

119 HR 2037 EH: Open RAN Outreach Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
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 119th CONGRESS  1st Session
 H. R. 2037
 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 AN ACT
To provide outreach and technical assistance to small providers regarding Open RAN networks, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Open RAN Outreach Act  .
2.
Outreach and technical assistance to small providers regarding Open RAN networks
(a)
In general
The Assistant Secretary shall conduct outreach and provide technical assistance to small communications network providers—
(1)
to raise awareness regarding the uses, benefits, and challenges of Open RAN networks and other open network architectures; and
(2)
regarding participation in the Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Grant Program established under section 9202(a)(1) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 ( Public Law 116–283 ).
(b)
Definitions
In this section:
(1)
Assistant Secretary
The term  Assistant Secretary  means the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information, acting through the head of the Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth.
(2)
Open network architecture
The term  open network architecture  means Open RAN networks and other network elements that follow a set of published open standards for multi-vendor network equipment interoperability, including open core and open transport.
(3)
Open RAN network
The term  Open RAN network  means a wireless network that follows the Open Radio Access Network architecture and published open standards for multi-vendor network equipment interoperability.
     Passed the House of Representatives July 14, 2025.  Kevin F. McCumber,  Clerk.

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CRS Summary

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Sponsors

Rep. Troy Carter (D) sponsors H.R. 2037, and 1 member has co-sponsored it from the day it was introduced.

Troy Carter

Rep. · D–LA-2 · Sponsor

Introduced Mar 11, 2025

Richard Hudson

Rep. · R–NC-9 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 11, 2025 · Original

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Committees

H.R. 2037 went before 2 committees: Commerce, Science, and Transportation and Energy and Commerce.

Commerce, Science, and Transportation

Commerce, Science, and Transportation

Referred To · Jul 15, 2025 · 458 Bills

Energy and Commerce

Energy and Commerce

Reported By · Jul 2, 2025 · 1,636 Bills

Reports

1 committee report has been filed on H.R. 2037, the latest H. Rept. 119-184.

• H. Rept. 119-184 — OPEN RAN OUTREACH ACT

Actions

H.R. 2037 has taken 13 actions since Mar 11, 2025, the latest on Jul 15, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 2037 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 2037 goes by 7 titles, 4 of them short titles.

• To provide outreach and technical assistance to small providers regarding Open RAN networks, and for other purposes. — Official Titles from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
• Open RAN Outreach Act — Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
• Open RAN Outreach Act — Short Title(s) as Passed House
• Open RAN Outreach Act — Short Title(s) as Reported to House
• Open RAN Outreach Act — Display Title
• Open RAN Outreach Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To provide outreach and technical assistance to small providers regarding Open RAN networks, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Cost estimate

The Congressional Budget Office has filed 1 estimate for H.R. 2037, the latest on Jun 27, 2025.

• H.R. 2037, Open RAN Outreach Act — 2025-06-27As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on April 8, 2025

Lobbying

3 clients hired 3 firms and 22 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 2037 in 18 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Telecommunications, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Defense, Energy/Nuclear, Housing, Natural Resources, Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation, Aviation/Airlines/Airports.

Clients

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Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 22.

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 2037 under Science, Technology, Communications, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 2 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 2037’s is Science, Technology, Communications.

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 2037 carries 2 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Government information and archives to Telephone and wireless communication.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 2037, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 45 (Tuesday, March 11, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CARTER of Louisiana:H.R. 2037.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Under Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3: [The Congress shallhave Power] To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, andamong the several States, and with the Indian Tribes[Page H1151]

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