# 119-hr-3259: Post Quantum Cybersecurity Standards Act

119-hr-3259, Post Quantum Cybersecurity Standards Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11] (D-MI); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-05-21).

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- As of: 2026-05-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3259
- Congress: 119
- Title: Post Quantum Cybersecurity Standards Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-05-07
- Sponsor: Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11] (D-MI)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-05-21

## Summary

**Accelerate U.S. adoption of post-quantum cryptography standards.** This bill would amend the National Quantum Initiative Act and the Cybersecurity Research and Development Act to push voluntary standards, guidance, technical help, and grants that help critical and digital infrastructure resist quantum attacks. - Operators of critical and digital infrastructure would get targeted guidance and technical assistance from NIST and partner agencies. High-risk entities could be eligible for grants to cover reasonable remediation costs once NIST issues standards and subject to appropriations. - The National Institute of Standards and Technology would create a post-quantum cryptography deployment program and must promote voluntary adoption in consultation with the Department of Homeland Security and sector risk management agencies. - The National Science Foundation would explicitly include post-quantum cryptography in its cryptography research scope, directing more federally supported research to quantum-resistant methods. - NIST would consult with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, sector agencies, and private and nonprofit stakeholders when designing guidance and the grant program.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2025-05-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2025-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3] (R-IA), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Clear definitions for quantum security programs: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would define critical infrastructure by using an existing law. It would define post-quantum cryptography, and which agencies count as sector risk management agencies. These definitions would guide who NIST consults and who could get help under the program. They would not by the…
- Guidance and grants for quantum-safe upgrades: benefit, low. If enacted, NIST would publish guidance and offer technical help to deploy post-quantum encryption. Help would focus on high-risk operators, like critical infrastructure and digital service providers. After NIST issues standards and if Congress funds it, NIST could award grants to cover reasonable…
- More NSF research on quantum-safe cryptography: benefit, low. If enacted, NSF-funded cryptography research would explicitly include post-quantum cryptography. That could open more projects and student opportunities at universities. It would not itself provide direct payments to households.

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-3259 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3259)

## Related
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- [119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3816)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3259 (as of 2026-05-21).