House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Quantum Instrumentation for Science and Engineering Act
Official title: To amend the National Quantum Initiative Act to upgrade and improve access to quantum research resources, and for other purposes.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedApr 9, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 9, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8237.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. SALINAS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 63, April 9, 2026, Page H2831):Pursuant to Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 9, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 42 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8237, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/8237
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 14, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2786da6618ede8d7c44fe0f45cf1b51758097836ded2c487990205e4ea40abd4
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of April 14, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
1 cosponsor — 1 Republican
1 of 1 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Andrea Salinas.
- H.R. 3029 (119th) To amend the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act to support nucleic acid screening, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 3930 (119th) Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2025
- H.R. 5557 (119th) Mental Health Services for Students Act of 2025
- H.Res. 441 (119th) Expressing support for the designation of May 2025 as "Mental Health Awareness Month".
- H.Res. 1329 (119th) Expressing support for the designation of May 2026 as "Mental Health Awareness Month".
- H.R. 5604 (119th) National Guard Proper Use Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 13, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.