Advance and support bipartisan legislation to promote U.S. quantum development, including bolstering Department of War quantum research, supporting quantum innovation hubs, creating a Manufacturing USA Institute for quantum manufacturing, and establishing a public-private partnership for commercial quantum applications.

I have led several bipartisan bills to promote U.S. quantum development, including legislation to bolster quantum research at the Department of War; support our nation’s quantum innovation hubs, including in Tennessee; create a Manufacturing USA Institute to spur quantum manufacturing; and establish a public-private partnership to develop near-term, commercial applications for the technology.

Blackburn said she has led bipartisan bills to promote U.S. quantum development through federal research, innovation hubs, manufacturing support, and public-private commercialization partnerships.

PHOTO: Blackburn Keynotes Tennessee Valley Corridor National Summit in Chattanooga
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Congress.gov lists S.1344 as sponsored by Sen. Marsha Blackburn, introduced 04/08/2025, referred to the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, and still at the Introduced step rather than passed or enacted.

Blackburn took concrete legislative action on a quantum public-private partnership bill, but it had not advanced beyond introduction as of the assessment date.

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S.1344 - Quantum Sandbox for Near-Term Applications Act of 2025 | Congress.gov
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The bill text says Blackburn introduced S.1344 for herself and Sen. Ben Ray Lujan. It would amend the National Quantum Initiative Act to establish a public-private partnership for near-term quantum application development and require a Commerce/NIST quantum sandbox.

This directly supports the promise's public-private partnership component and shows bipartisan introduction, but the provision was proposed, not enacted.

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Text - S.1344 - Quantum Sandbox for Near-Term Applications Act of 2025 | Congress.gov
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Congress.gov lists S.3597, the National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2026, as sponsored by Sen. Todd Young, referred to the Senate Commerce Committee on 01/08/2026, and still at the Introduced step.

A broader bipartisan quantum development bill was introduced during Blackburn's later Senate term, but had not passed the Senate, House, or become law by 2026-07-01.

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Congress.gov: S.3597 - National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2026
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The S.3597 cosponsor page lists Marsha Blackburn as an original cosponsor on 01/08/2026. The cosponsors include both Republicans and Democrats, with Congress.gov showing 7 Democratic and 6 Republican cosponsors.

Blackburn supported bipartisan quantum reauthorization legislation as an original cosponsor.

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Congress.gov Cosponsors: S.3597 - National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2026
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S.3597 text names Blackburn among the senators introducing the bill. It includes NIST quantum application and supply-chain work, coordination with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency on quantum technology performance measurement, NSF quantum education and workforce hub provisions, and NSF quantum testbeds for viable applications.

The bill covers several promised quantum development elements, including federal research coordination, hubs, and testbeds, but it does not prove enactment or implementation.

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Congress.gov Text: S.3597 - National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2026
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