# 119-hr-3220: Quantum Sandbox for Near-Term Applications Act of 2025

119-hr-3220, Quantum Sandbox for Near-Term Applications Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Obernolte, Jay [R-CA-23] (R-CA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3220
- Congress: 119
- Title: Quantum Sandbox for Near-Term Applications Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-05-06
- Sponsor: Rep. Obernolte, Jay [R-CA-23] (R-CA)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Creates a "quantum sandbox" public-private partnership** to speed development and testing of near-term quantum applications across computing, communication, sensing, and hybrid systems. The program would focus on demonstrations, proofs of concept, and pilot projects that can be developed and deployed within 24 months. - Private companies and startups would get a structured pathway to pilot and test quantum applications, making it easier to move proofs of concept toward real-world demos. - National Laboratories, federally funded research and development centers, and the Quantum Economic Development Consortium would be engaged as partners to co-develop and validate projects. - The Secretary of Commerce, acting through the National Institute of Standards and Technology, would be tasked with establishing and coordinating the sandbox and its public-private partnerships. - The bill adds clear definitions for "quantum applications," "quantum sandbox," and "near-term use case" to focus efforts on short-timeline projects.

## Cosponsors (10)

- Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11] (D-MI), 2025-05-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX), 2025-05-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-9] (R-NC), 2025-05-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2025-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Feenstra, Randy [R-IA-4] (R-IA), 2025-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" [R-TN-3] (R-TN), 2025-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller, Max L. [R-OH-7] (R-OH), 2025-07-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2025-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kean, Thomas H. [R-NJ-7] (R-NJ), 2025-11-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3] (R-IA), 2026-01-08T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Quantum sandbox for businesses and researchers: benefit, low. If enacted, the Commerce Department, through NIST, would set up a public-private quantum sandbox. Businesses, developers, and researchers could use it to build and test demos and pilot projects. The focus would be near-term uses that can be built and deployed in under 24 months. NIST would work wit…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-3220 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3220)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3220 (as of 2026-04-21).