# 119-hr-8462: National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act

119-hr-8462, National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8462
- Congress: 119
- Title: National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-04-23
- Sponsor: Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Broadens federal quantum policy to accelerate research, commercialization, and workforce development.** This bill reauthorizes and expands the National Quantum Initiative into a broader Quantum Information Science, Engineering, and Technology (QISET) framework, creates competitive Centers and Testbeds, mandates an international cooperation strategy, tightens research security rules, and extends the program sunset to December 30, 2032. - Researchers and universities: Raises the number of multidisciplinary QISET centers from 5 to 10 and requires new grant programs and facility upgrades. NSF must fund up to 5 quantum testbeds with at least a 25% non‑Federal cost share. - Industry, startups, and supply chains: Authorizes 1–3 NIST Quantum Acceleration Centers, expands public‑private partnerships, and creates a voluntary post‑quantum cryptography deployment and grant program to help critical infrastructure adopt new standards. - Students, educators, and the workforce: Expands training from K‑12 through postdoc levels, creates a Quantum Reskilling, Education, and Workforce Hub with community college representation, and authorizes industry‑partnered traineeships, fellowships, and teacher research experiences.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] (R-TX), 2026-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Obernolte, Jay [R-CA-23] (R-CA), 2026-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harrigan, Pat [R-NC-10] (R-NC), 2026-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2] (R-VA), 2026-06-30T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More NSF quantum training and testbeds: benefit, medium. If enacted, NSF would expand quantum education and workforce programs. NSF could fund traineeships and fellowships (graduate and undergraduate) with industry partnerships and temporary placements. NSF would award a five-year Quantum Reskilling, Education, and Workforce Hub run by a consortium that…
- NIST centers and post-quantum help: benefit, medium. If enacted, NIST could fund one to three competitive Quantum Acceleration Centers to speed R&D, deployment, and standards adoption. Centers would run for up to five years and could include universities, nonprofits, labs, and private partners. NIST would also promote voluntary post-quantum cryptogra…
- Stronger federal quantum coordination efforts: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would expand the federal coordination office and advisory committee roles, add a four-year term for a coordination post, and broaden advisory membership to include industry and nonprofits. It would add more agencies to interagency subcommittees and require those groups to repor…
- Energy Department expands quantum research plan: benefit, medium. If enacted, the Energy Department would broaden its quantum program from basic research to research, development, and demonstration across many technical areas. DOE would be authorized to run National Quantum Information Science Research Centers and work with industry, labs, and universities. The S…
- Program reauthorized through 2032: benefit, low. If enacted, this bill would replace older date language and set the National Quantum Initiative’s termination date to December 30, 2032. This would extend the statutory authorization and update internal timing references. The date changes would take effect upon enactment.
- New research security and foreign limits: mixed, low. If enacted, the bill would clarify and expand legal definitions used across the program and require Title III activities to follow existing research security rules. It would bar certain NIST-funded work at colleges that have contracts with Confucius Institutes and restrict funding for partnerships…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-8462 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8462)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8462 (as of 2026-09-21).