Washington, July 6 -- Congressman Mike Lawler issued the following press release:

Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) and Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05) introduced the Advancing American Quantum Leadership Act of 2026 (https://lawler.house.gov/UploadedFiles/LAWLER_213_xml.pdf), bipartisan, bicameral legislation to expand American leadership in quantum information science and technology and strengthen U.S. export competitiveness. Companion legislation was also introduced in the Senate by Senators Andy Kim (NJ-D) and Mike Rounds (SD-R).

The legislation amends the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 to expand the definition of quantum under the Export-Import Bank of the United States' (EXIM) China and Transformational Exports Program (CTEP). Specific...