S. 4592: Quantum Computing Cybersecurity Preparedness Act

117th Congress · introduced 2022-07-21 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 635.

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Where it came from: introduced 2022-07-21 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Quantum Computing Cybersecurity Preparedness Act

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Quantum Computing Cybersecurity Preparedness Act This bill addresses the migration of executive agencies information technology systems to post-quantum cryptography. Post-quantum cryptography is encryption strong enough to resist attacks from quantum computers developed in the future. Not later than one year after the National Institutes of Standards and Technology has issued post-quantum cryptography standards, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) shall begin to prioritize the migration of agency information technology systems to post-quantum cryptography. Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this bill, the OMB shall submit to Congress a report on a strategy to address the risk posed by the vulnerabilities of agency information technology systems to the potential capability of a quantum computer; the funding necessary to secure such information technology systems from the threat posed by adversarial access to quantum computers; and a description of federal coordination efforts to develop standards for post-quantum cryptography, including any federal Information Processing Standards.

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Quantum Computing Cybersecurity Preparedness Act

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Sponsor: Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] · 5 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 4592, Quantum Computing Cybersecurity Preparedness Act (2022-08-16)

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Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Todd Young (R-IN), Martin Heinrich (D-NM)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] reported raising $3.2 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117s4592.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/s>

Record fed-us-cong117-s4592 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117