S 3597 — National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2026
Congress 119 · introduced 2026-01-08
Latest action: — Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Sponsors
- McCormick, David (R, PA-S) — cosponsor
- Moreno, Bernie (R, OH-S) — cosponsor
- Sheehy, Tim (R, MT-S) — cosponsor
- Hickenlooper, John W. (D, CO-S) — cosponsor
- Kim, Andy (D, NJ-S) — cosponsor
- Fetterman, John (D, PA-S) — cosponsor
Lobbied by (16)
LDA filings that named this bill in their activity descriptions. The lobbying firm (registrant) is paid by the client to lobby on this and related issues.
Action timeline
- — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- · 10000 — Introduced in Senate
- — Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Text versions
- Introduced in Senate · 2026-01-08 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (22)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | McCormick, David | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Moreno, Bernie | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Sheehy, Tim | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Hickenlooper, John W. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Kim, Andy | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Fetterman, John | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | STANFORD UNIVERSITY | lobbies_on_bill | — | S.3597 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO | lobbies_on_bill | — | S.3597 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY | lobbies_on_bill | — | S.3597 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS | lobbies_on_bill | — | S.3597 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER | lobbies_on_bill | — | S.3597 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | SOCIETY FOR INDUSTRIAL AND APPLIED MATHEMATICS | lobbies_on_bill | — | S.3597 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | COLLEGE OF WILLIAM & MARY | lobbies_on_bill | — | S.3597 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | QUANTUM INDUSTRY COALITION | lobbies_on_bill | — | S. 3597 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | LENOVO (UNITED STATES) INC. | lobbies_on_bill | — | S. 3597 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | UNIVERSITY OF DENVER | lobbies_on_bill | — | S.3597 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | IONQ, INC. | lobbies_on_bill | — | S. 3597 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON | lobbies_on_bill | — | S.3597 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | lobbies_on_bill | — | S.3597 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | IBM CORPORATION | lobbies_on_bill | — | S. 3597 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY | lobbies_on_bill | — | S. 3597 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA | lobbies_on_bill | — | S.3597 | lobbying_bill_mention |
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hickenlooper, John W. (D, senate CO) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 2 | Kim, Andy (D, senate NJ) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 3 | McCormick, David (R, senate PA) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 4 | Fetterman, John (D, senate PA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Moreno, Bernie (R, senate OH) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Sheehy, Tim (R, senate MT) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Who's influencing them
Orgs ranked by combined money flow on this bill: LDA filings citing the bill + individual contributions in cycle 2026from donors whose employer matches the org name (Schedule A) to any principal committee in the "who matters" list above.
| # | Org | LDA filings | LDA spend | Donor employees | Employee donations | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS | 1 | $90,000 | 1 | $15 | $90,015 |
| 2 | IBM CORPORATION | 1 | $80,000 | 0 | $0 | $80,000 |
| 3 | CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | 1 | $70,000 | 0 | $0 | $70,000 |
| 4 | UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON | 1 | $60,000 | 0 | $0 | $60,000 |
| 5 | THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO | 1 | $60,000 | 0 | $0 | $60,000 |
| 6 | UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA | 1 | $50,000 | 1 | $3 | $50,003 |
| 7 | QUANTUM INDUSTRY COALITION | 1 | $50,000 | 0 | $0 | $50,000 |
| 8 | NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY | 1 | $50,000 | 0 | $0 | $50,000 |
| 9 | IONQ, INC. | 1 | $50,000 | 0 | $0 | $50,000 |
| 10 | UNIVERSITY OF DENVER | 1 | $50,000 | 0 | $0 | $50,000 |
| 11 | UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER | 1 | $50,000 | 0 | $0 | $50,000 |
| 12 | not employed | 0 | $0 | 761 | $44,935 | $44,935 |
| 13 | SOCIETY FOR INDUSTRIAL AND APPLIED MATHEMATICS | 1 | $30,000 | 0 | $0 | $30,000 |
| 14 | retired | 0 | $0 | 370 | $23,636 | $23,636 |
| 15 | anthropic | 0 | $0 | 2 | $14,000 | $14,000 |
| 16 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 129 | $10,464 | $10,464 |
| 17 | goldbug | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 18 | anthropic pbc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 19 | miller strategies, llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 20 | mit | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 21 | prologis | 0 | $0 | 3 | $4,806 | $4,806 |
| 22 | freeport | 0 | $0 | 1 | $4,000 | $4,000 |
| 23 | jma wireless | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 24 | starz | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 25 | castle knoll investments | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
6 predicted yes (1%) · 3 predicted no (1%) · 534 unknown (98%)
By party: · R: 3 yes / 0 no / 274 unknown · D: 3 yes / 0 no / 260 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
6 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Fetterman, John (D · senate · PA) · cosponsor
- Hickenlooper, John W. (D · senate · CO) · cosponsor
- Kim, Andy (D · senate · NJ) · cosponsor
- McCormick, David (R · senate · PA) · cosponsor
- Moreno, Bernie (R · senate · OH) · cosponsor
- Sheehy, Tim (R · senate · MT) · cosponsor
Activity
Every typed-graph event involving this entity, newest first. Each row is one edge in the influence graph; click the date to jump to its provenance.
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by McCormick, David (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Hickenlooper, John W. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Fetterman, John (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Moreno, Bernie (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Kim, Andy (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Sheehy, Tim (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by STANFORD UNIVERSITY (s.3597) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by SOCIETY FOR INDUSTRIAL AND APPLIED MATHEMATICS (s.3597) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by IONQ, INC. (s. 3597) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by IBM CORPORATION (s. 3597) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by UNIVERSITY OF DENVER (s.3597) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON (s.3597) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by LENOVO (UNITED STATES) INC. (s. 3597) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS (s.3597) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by COLLEGE OF WILLIAM & MARY (s.3597) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by QUANTUM INDUSTRY COALITION (s. 3597) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER (s.3597) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA (s.3597) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO (s.3597) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (s.3597) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY (s.3597) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY (s. 3597) · lobbying_bill_mention