H.R.8462119th CongressHouse bill
Committee actionScience, Technology, Communications
National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act
Bill progressCurrent: Committee action
- Introduced
- Committee
- House
- Senate
- President
- Law
- Introduced
- April 23, 2026
- Sponsor
- · R–TX
- Recorded roll calls
- None recorded
Latest action
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
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The bill would reauthorize the National Quantum Initiative Act and expand its scope to quantum information science, engineering, and technology. It would authorize new activities including one to three NIST quantum acceleration centers, an NSF workforce coordination hub operating for five years, a Department of Energy instrumentation and foundry program, electric-grid research, and NASA quantum activities. The bill would also add agencies to initiative coordination and advisory structures and require research-security consistency with specified federal law.
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