USA Telecommunications Act
Latest action · Nov 18, 2020 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedApr 24, 2020
- Passed HouseNov 17, 2020
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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.
Cosponsors 11
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 24, 2020 to Jul 16, 2020; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-KY | Brett Guthrie | Original | Apr 24, 2020 |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Original | Apr 24, 2020 |
| R-OR | Greg Walden | Original | Apr 24, 2020 |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | May 5, 2020 | |
| R-OH | Bill Johnson | May 5, 2020 | |
| R-TX | Bill Flores | May 19, 2020 | |
| D-NY | Max Rose | May 19, 2020 | |
| R-IN | Susan W. Brooks | May 19, 2020 | |
| R-NY | John Katko | Jun 4, 2020 | |
| R-AS | Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen | Jun 22, 2020 | |
| D-AZ | Tom O'Halleran | Jul 16, 2020 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Apr 24, 2020Markup Jul 15, 2020Reported Nov 17, 2020 |
| Senate | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Referred Nov 18, 2020 |
Actions 12
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 18, 2020Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Nov 17, 2020Mr. Pallone moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Nov 17, 2020Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5823-5825)
- Nov 17, 2020DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6624.
- Nov 17, 2020Passed/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, 2020Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Nov 16, 2020Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 116-589.
- Nov 16, 2020Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 487.
- Jul 15, 2020Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jul 15, 2020Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- Apr 24, 2020Introduced in House
- Apr 24, 2020Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H5823–H5825Text printed H5823 | Anna G. Eshoo D-CA, Brett Guthrie R-KY, Frank Pallone, Jr. D-NJ, Greg Walden R-OR | Nov 17, 2020 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 166, no. 78, April 24, 2020, page H1961.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 7856 | Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 | Related bill | Oct 30, 2020 |
Titles 9
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To support supply chain innovation and multilateral security, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Utilizing Strategic Allied Telecommunications Act of 2020
- USA Telecommunications Act
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- USA Telecommunications Act
- Utilizing Strategic Allied Telecommunications Act of 2020
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- USA Telecommunications Act
- Utilizing Strategic Allied Telecommunications Act of 2020
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- Utilizing Strategic Allied Telecommunications Act of 2020
- USA Telecommunications Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 18, 2020Referred in Senate
- Nov 17, 2020Engrossed in House
- Nov 16, 2020Reported in House
- Apr 24, 2020Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
