S. 1746 (119th)Bill Overview

Quantum LEAP Act of 2025

Science, Technology, Communications|Science, Technology, Communications
Cosponsors
Support
Bipartisan
Introduced
May 13, 2025
Discussions
Bill Text
Current stageCommittee

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Introduced
Committee
Floor
President
Law
Congressional Activities
01 · The brief
Plain-English summaryWhat this bill actually does

Creates a 12-member, bipartisan legislative-branch Commission on American Quantum Information Science and Technology Dominance to review U.S. quantum information science (QIS) advances and make recommendations. The Commission will coordinate with federal agencies, produce an interim report in one year and a final report in two years, accept non-monetary gifts, hire staff, obtain classified material as needed, and terminate 540 days after the final report.

Why people may split

Industry engagement seen as necessary versus feared corporate capture

Watch point

Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill establishes a well-specified, time-limited commission to review emerging quantum information science and deliver interim and final reports, with detailed membership, authorities, agency coordination, and administrative provisions.

Creates a 12-member, bipartisan legislative-branch Commission on American Quantum Information Science and Technology Dominance to review U.S. quantum information science (QIS) advances and make recommendations.

The Commission will coordinate with federal agencies, produce an interim report in one year and a final report in two years, accept non-monetary gifts, hire staff, obtain classified material as needed, and terminate 540 days after the final report.

Passage60/100

Narrow, technical, bipartisan commission proposals commonly advance; lack of explicit funding and potential overlap with existing programs temper likelihood.

CredibilityPartially aligned

Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill establishes a well-specified, time-limited commission to review emerging quantum information science and deliver interim and final reports, with detailed membership, authorities, agency coordination, and administrative provisions.

Contention42/100

Industry engagement seen as necessary versus feared corporate capture

02 · What it does

Who stands to gain, and who may push back.

Likely benefits vs burdens50% / 50%
Likely helpedFederal agencies

These are examples from the analysis, not a ranked list of the most-affected groups.

Likely helped
  • Potential benefitIdentifies strategic gaps to strengthen national and economic security in quantum technologies.
  • Potential benefitRecommends measures to accelerate commercialization, technology transfer, and domestic industry growth.
  • Potential benefitProposes workforce and education initiatives to increase trained quantum science personnel.
Likely burdened
  • Federal agenciesCreates an additional federal commission that may duplicate existing quantum coordination bodies.
  • Potential burdenMay produce recommendations that impose new regulatory or compliance costs on private firms.
  • Potential burdenAcceptance of non-monetary gifts and private appointees could raise conflict-of-interest concerns.
03 · Why people split

Why the argument around this bill splits.

Industry engagement seen as necessary versus feared corporate capture
Progressive80%

Overall supportive that the federal government should actively assess and strengthen U.S. leadership in quantum science.

Will welcome workforce, research, and standards focus but worry about industry capture, equity, and transparency.

Leans supportive
Centrist70%

Generally favorable as a pragmatic, bipartisan fact-finding body to guide policy.

Views it as useful but wants clarity on duplication, costs, and concrete deliverables.

Leans supportive
Conservative55%

Cautiously supportive because strengthening quantum capabilities advances national security and competitiveness.

Concerned about creating a new federal entity and possible regulatory expansion or taxpayer costs.

Split reaction
04 · Can it pass?

The path through Congress.

Introduced

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Committee

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Floor

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President

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Law

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Passage likelihood60/100

Narrow, technical, bipartisan commission proposals commonly advance; lack of explicit funding and potential overlap with existing programs temper likelihood.

Scope and complexity
52%
Scopemoderate
52%
Complexitymedium
Why this could stall
  • No explicit appropriation or funding mechanism provided
  • Potential perceived overlap with existing quantum initiatives or offices
05 · Recent votes

Recent votes on the bill.

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06 · Go deeper

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Industry engagement seen as necessary versus feared corporate capture

Narrow, technical, bipartisan commission proposals commonly advance; lack of explicit funding and potential overlap with existing programs…

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Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill establishes a well-specified, time-limited commission to review emerging quantum information science and deliver interim and final reports, with detailed membership,…

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