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H.R. 4032: Open RAN Outreach Act

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H.R. 4032: Open RAN Outreach Act

117th Congress · introduced 2021-06-22 · Science, Technology, Communications · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-06-22 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Allred, Colin Z. [D-TX-32] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 324 (2021): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR4032 (2021-10-20), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Open RAN Outreach Act

Plain 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 to raise awareness of the benefits, uses, and challenges of Open RAN networks and other open network architectures. Open RAN networks are wireless networks that follow the Open Radio Access Network approach to standardization, promoting the use of open interface standards in the portion of the telecommunications network that connects wireless devices (e.g., mobile phones) to the core of the network. The NTIA must also conduct outreach and provide assistance regarding participation in the Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Grant Program.

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Official text

Open RAN Outreach Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Allred, Colin Z. [D-TX-32] · 7 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 4032, Open RAN Outreach Act (2022-01-12)

Cosponsors on this site

Richard Hudson (R-NC), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Darren Soto (D-FL)

Recorded votes

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Record fed-us-cong117-hr4032 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117