119th Congress · introduced in the House · Mar 11, 2025
Open RAN Outreach Act
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Latest action (Jul 15, 2025): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in House (Mar 11, 2025)
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.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3217)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2037.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3217-3218)
Mr. Latta moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 149.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-184.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-184.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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CERBERUS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P. · lobbying firm or registrant: THE MADISON GROUP
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Telecommunications
$75,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…telecommunications, Spectrum Innovation Act; Open Ran (ORAN) and IOT, dynamic spectrum sharing and spectrum policy as well as specific legislation: NDAA FY27; H.R. 2037, Open RAN Outreach Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CERBERUS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P. · lobbying firm or registrant: THE MADISON GROUP
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Telecommunications
$75,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…telecommunications, Spectrum Innovation Act; Open Ran (ORAN) and IOT, dynamic spectrum sharing and spectrum policy as well as specific legislation: NDAA FY27; H.R. 2037, Open RAN Outreach Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CERBERUS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P. · lobbying firm or registrant: THE MADISON GROUP
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Telecommunications
$75,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…telecommunications, Spectrum Innovation Act; Open Ran (ORAN) and IOT, dynamic spectrum sharing and spectrum policy as well as specific legislation: NDAA FY27; H.R. 2037, Open RAN Outreach Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CERBERUS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P. · lobbying firm or registrant: THE MADISON GROUP
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Telecommunications
$105,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Issues pertaining to telecommunications, Spectrum Innovation Act; Open Ran (ORAN) and IOT, and spectrum policy as well as specific legislation: NDAA FY26; H.R. 2037, Open RAN Outreach Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CERBERUS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P. · lobbying firm or registrant: THE MADISON GROUP
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 20, 2025 · issue area: Telecommunications
$190,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Issues pertaining to telecommunications, Open Ran (ORAN) and IOT, and spectrum policy as well as specific legislation: H.R. 2037, Open RAN Outreach Act; H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act, NDAA FY2026
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CERBERUS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P. · lobbying firm or registrant: THE MADISON GROUP
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 18, 2025 · issue area: Telecommunications
$190,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Issues pertaining to telecommunications, Spectrum Innovation Act; Open Ran (ORAN) and IOT, and spectrum policy as well as specific legislation: H.R. 2037, Open RAN Outreach Act; H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CERBERUS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P. · lobbying firm or registrant: THE MADISON GROUP
2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · posted Apr 14, 2025 · issue area: Telecommunications
$190,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Issues pertaining to telecommunications, Spectrum Innovation Act; Open Ran (ORAN) and IOT, and spectrum policy as well as specific legislation: H.R. 2037, Open RAN Outreach Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing