--- title: U.S. Lawmakers Reportedly Pushing Higher Defense... description: U.S. lawmakers are pushing to raise annual military quantum spending by 68% to $567 million, building on the Trump administration's $2 billion investment plan... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/u-s-lawmakers-reportedly-pushing-higher-defense-spending-on-quantum-as-china-race-intensifies-qyiyleouj twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: U.S. Lawmakers Reportedly Pushing Higher Defense Spending on Quantum as China Race Intensifies | daily.dev og:description: U.S. lawmakers are pushing to raise annual military quantum spending by 68% to $567 million, building on the Trump administration's $2 billion investment plan... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/u-s-lawmakers-reportedly-pushing-higher-defense-spending-on-quantum-as-china-race-intensifies-qyiyleouj og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/qyIyLeOUj.png og:image:alt: U.S. Lawmakers Reportedly Pushing Higher Defense Spending on Quantum as China Race Intensifies og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # U.S. Lawmakers Reportedly Pushing Higher Defense Spending on Quantum as China Race Intensifies **[The Quantum Insider](https://daily.dev/sources/thequantuminsider)** · 5 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary U.S. lawmakers are pushing to raise annual military quantum spending by 68% to $567 million, building on the Trump administration's $2 billion investment plan and executive orders on quantum R&D and post-quantum cybersecurity. The push is driven by competition with China, which has established a $10 billion quantum lab, and by concerns that a sufficiently powerful quantum computer could break current public-key encryption. Despite government momentum, investor sentiment remains cautious — shares of D-Wave, Infleqtion, and Rigetti have fallen sharply, while IonQ bucked the trend after completing its $1.8 billion acquisition of SkyWater Technology and raising its revenue forecast. Quantum companies are gaining unprecedented access to lawmakers, with lobbying spend among four major recipients doubling to $2.2 million annually. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### How much is the US proposing to spend on military quantum technology and how does it compare to China's investment? US lawmakers are pushing to raise annual military quantum spending by 68% to $567 million. This builds on a planned $2 billion in direct federal investments announced by the Trump administration. By contrast, China has established a $10 billion National Laboratory for Quantum Information Sciences, and Europe and the UK together have committed nearly three times as much public funding as the US toward quantum technology development. _Teams evaluating quantum security timelines and geopolitical risk track developments like these on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [U.S. Weighs Taking Equity Stakes in Quantum Computing Firms](https://daily.dev/posts/u-s-weighs-taking-equity-stakes-in-quantum-computing-firms-mfzkhxn10) · The Quantum Insider · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Nations at the Quantum Table](https://daily.dev/posts/nations-at-the-quantum-table-jrexsqgq6) · The Quantum Insider · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Quantum Computing Stats, Trends & Future 2026: Crucial Year for Quantum Security](https://daily.dev/posts/quantum-computing-stats-trends-future-2026-crucial-year-for-quantum-security-tiysmalhk) · Security Boulevard · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#quantum-computing](https://daily.dev/tags/quantum-computing) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/u-s-lawmakers-reportedly-pushing-higher-defense-spending-on-quantum-as-china-race-intensifies-qyiyleouj) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"U.S. Lawmakers Reportedly Pushing Higher Defense Spending on Quantum as China Race Intensifies","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/u-s-lawmakers-reportedly-pushing-higher-defense-spending-on-quantum-as-china-race-intensifies-qyiyleouj","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/u-s-lawmakers-reportedly-pushing-higher-defense-spending-on-quantum-as-china-race-intensifies-qyiyleouj"},"datePublished":"2026-08-10T08:44:58.733Z","dateModified":"2026-08-10T08:45:22.156Z","description":"U.S. lawmakers are pushing to raise annual military quantum spending by 68% to $567 million, building on the Trump administration's $2 billion investment plan...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/542b0376752b25b7bf23d44b4f73cc4c?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/542b0376752b25b7bf23d44b4f73cc4c?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"The Quantum Insider","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"The Quantum Insider","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/7b14a6b34c1b464c9e8a88d9a0dac951","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/thequantuminsider"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/u-s-lawmakers-reportedly-pushing-higher-defense-spending-on-quantum-as-china-race-intensifies-qyiyleouj","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"quantum-computing","timeRequired":"PT5M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"The Quantum Insider","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/thequantuminsider"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"U.S. Lawmakers Reportedly Pushing Higher Defense Spending on Quantum as China Race Intensifies"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/u-s-lawmakers-reportedly-pushing-higher-defense-spending-on-quantum-as-china-race-intensifies-qyiyleouj#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"How much is the US proposing to spend on military quantum technology and how does it compare to China's investment?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"US lawmakers are pushing to raise annual military quantum spending by 68% to $567 million. 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