S.3143: National Quantum Initiative Act

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  • Introduced June 26, 2018
  • Latest Major Action Nov. 27, 2018

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National Quantum Initiative Act This bill directs the President to implement a National Quantum Initiative Program to, among other things, establish the goals and priorities for a 10-year plan to accelerate the development of quantum information science and technology applications. The bill defines "quantum information science" as the use of quantum mechanics for the storage, transmission, manipulation, or measurement of information in ways...

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Bill Actions

Date Description
Nov. 27, 2018
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 676.
Nov. 27, 2018
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 115-389.
Aug. 1, 2018
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
June 26, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
June 26, 2018

Introduced in the Senate by John Thune (R-S.D.)

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