Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., speaks to reporters following a Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation meeting in April 2024. (Amanda Andrade-Rhoades for The Washington Post via Getty Images) Bipartisan National Quantum Initiative reauthorization introduced in Senate The initiative to bolster quantum research partly expired Sept. 30, 2023. A House bill of the same name advanced out of committee last year. Dec 4, 2024 By Madison Alder