# 119-hr-5712: Quantum LEAP Act of 2025

119-hr-5712, Quantum LEAP Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" [R-TN-3] (R-TN); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5712
- Congress: 119
- Title: Quantum LEAP Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-10-08
- Sponsor: Rep. Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" [R-TN-3] (R-TN)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Creates an independent, bipartisan Commission to review and guide U.S. quantum information science policy, commercialization, workforce, and national security.** - Would deliver an interim report within 1 year and a final report within 2 years to Congress and the President, coordinating with the Department of Commerce, Department of Energy, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the National Quantum Coordination Office in the Office of Science and Technology Policy, the Department of Defense, and the National Science Foundation. - Would examine barriers to commercialization, recommend ways to accelerate technology transfer and industry access to federal testbeds, and propose incentives to grow basic and advanced research and the quantum workforce. - Would assess national and economic security implications, including global competitiveness, foreign investment, defense test-and-evaluation needs, and international standards, and would be enabled with agency liaisons and expedited security clearances to support its work.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Create national quantum policy commission: benefit, medium. This bill would create an independent commission 30 days after enactment to guide U.S. quantum policy. It would have up to 12 members chosen by congressional leaders, including Members of Congress and private experts, with appointments due within 45 days. The commission would work with Commerce, En…
- Funding and support for quantum commission: benefit, medium. Congress would be able to fund the commission with whatever money is needed, and funds could stay available until the commission ends. The Commerce Secretary would assign a liaison and may detail staff without reimbursement. Commerce could provide services from a nonprofit and a federally funded re…
- Staffing and consultant rules for commission: benefit, low. The commission would hire an Executive Director and staff, with pay set under a federal temporary appointment pay rule. The House and Senate security offices would speed security clearances for commission staff. The commission could hire outside experts and pay travel costs. Consultant daily pay co…

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- 119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act
- 119-hr-4317: PBM Reform Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-5712 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5712)

## Related
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- [119-hr-5089: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5089)
- [119-hr-4553: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4553)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2570)
- [119-hr-4317: PBM Reform Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4317)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5712 (as of 2026-04-21).