National Security Commission Quantum Computing Act of 2026
Key claim: A House bill to establish a National Security Commission on Quantum Computing has been introduced and referred to five House committees, including Armed Services and Science, Space, and Technology.
Abstract
(HR9318 · 119th Congress) Latest action (2026-06-15): Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Workforce, Foreign Affairs, Science, Space, and Technology, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Why this matters
Standing up a national-security commission on quantum computing would create a new federal advisory body shaping how agencies coordinate quantum R&D, workforce, and export-control priorities — potentially influencing where quantum funding flows and how research-security rules apply. At the introduced stage, the bill signals congressional interest but carries no binding effect on researchers or agencies yet.