Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow’s Workforce Act
Latest action · Feb 7, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 7, 2025
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow’s Workforce Act
This bill expands the expenses eligible for tax-free withdrawals from a qualified tuition program (known as a 529 plan) to include tuition, fees (including test fees), books, supplies, equipment, and other expenses related to the enrollment or attendance in a recognized postsecondary credentialing program.
Under the bill, a recognized postsecondary credentialing program includes certain programs identified by a state as providing training services, a program listed in the Web Enabled Approval Management System (WEAMS) maintained by the Department of Veterans Affairs, certain examinations required to obtain or maintain a credential, and other reputable credentialing programs.
Further, under the bill, such programs must be designed for an individual to obtain
- an industry-recognized postsecondary employment credential (e.g., project management professional certificate, advanced emergency medical technician certificate, and welding supervisor certificate),
- a certificate of completion of a registered and certified apprenticeship,
- an occupational or professional license issued or recognized by a state or the federal government (and any certification required for obtaining such license), or
- an associate or baccalaureate degree.
Cosponsors 203
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 7, 2025 to Jan 9, 2026; 9 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MN | Brad Finstad | Original | Feb 7, 2025 |
| D-VA | Jennifer L. McClellan | Original | Feb 7, 2025 |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Original | Feb 7, 2025 |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Original | Feb 7, 2025 |
| R-OK | Kevin Hern | Original | Feb 7, 2025 |
| R-OH | Mike Carey | Original | Feb 7, 2025 |
| R-GA | Mike Collins | Original | Feb 7, 2025 |
| D-NV | Steven Horsford | Original | Feb 7, 2025 |
| D-VA | Suhas Subramanyam | Original | Feb 7, 2025 |
| D-IN | Frank J. Mrvan | Feb 11, 2025 | |
| R-VA | John J. McGuire III | Feb 11, 2025 | |
| R-GA | Richard McCormick | Feb 11, 2025 | |
| R-TX | Beth Van Duyne | Feb 12, 2025 | |
| D-PA | Chrissy Houlahan | Feb 12, 2025 | |
| R-VA | Ben Cline | Feb 14, 2025 | |
| D-IL | Bill Foster | Feb 14, 2025 | |
| R-UT | Blake D. Moore | Feb 14, 2025 | |
| R-WI | Bryan Steil | Feb 14, 2025 | |
| R-PA | Daniel Meuser | Feb 14, 2025 | |
| R-PA | Glenn Thompson | Feb 14, 2025 | |
| D-MI | Hillary J. Scholten | Feb 14, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Feb 14, 2025 | |
| D-WA | Kim Schrier | Feb 14, 2025 | |
| R-TX | Lance Gooden | Feb 14, 2025 | |
| D-GA | Lucy McBath | Feb 14, 2025 | |
| D-TX | Marc A. Veasey | Feb 14, 2025 | |
| D-WA | Marie Gluesenkamp Perez | Feb 14, 2025 | |
| R-NY | Nick LaLota | Feb 14, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Feb 14, 2025 | |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Feb 18, 2025 | |
| R-TN | Scott DesJarlais | Feb 18, 2025 | |
| R-NC | Gregory F. Murphy | Feb 21, 2025 | |
| R-WY | Harriet M. Hageman | Feb 21, 2025 | |
| R-MI | Jack Bergman | Feb 21, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Josh Harder | Feb 21, 2025 | |
| D-MN | Kelly Morrison | Feb 21, 2025 | |
| R-OH | Max L. Miller | Feb 21, 2025 | |
| R-NY | Michael Lawler | Feb 21, 2025 | |
| R-SC | Nancy Mace | Feb 21, 2025 | |
| R-IL | Mike Bost | Feb 24, 2025 | |
| R-WI | Glenn Grothman | Feb 25, 2025 | |
| R-TX | Keith Self | Feb 25, 2025 | |
| R-GA | Barry Loudermilk | Feb 26, 2025 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Feb 26, 2025 | |
| D-NC | Deborah K. Ross | Feb 26, 2025 | |
| D-NC | Donald G. Davis | Feb 26, 2025 | |
| R-NY | Nicole Malliotakis | Feb 26, 2025 | |
| R-KS | Tracey Mann | Feb 26, 2025 | |
| R-MD | Andy Harris | Feb 27, 2025 | |
| R-TX | Nathaniel Moran | Feb 27, 2025 | |
| D-NM | Gabe Vasquez | Mar 3, 2025 | |
| D-RI | Seth Magaziner | Mar 3, 2025 | |
| R-CA | David G. Valadao | Mar 4, 2025 | |
| D-ME | Jared F. Golden | Mar 4, 2025 | |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Mar 4, 2025 | |
| D-IL | Nikki Budzinski | Mar 4, 2025 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Mar 4, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Mar 4, 2025 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Mar 5, 2025 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Mar 5, 2025 | |
| R-GA | Earl L. "Buddy" Carter | Mar 5, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Joseph D. Morelle | Mar 5, 2025 | |
| R-MS | Michael Guest | Mar 5, 2025 | |
| D-IL | Raja Krishnamoorthi | Mar 5, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Mar 6, 2025 | |
| D-CO | Brittany Pettersen | Mar 10, 2025 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Mar 10, 2025 | |
| D-IL | Eric Sorensen | Mar 10, 2025 | |
| R-OH | Michael A. Rulli | Mar 10, 2025 | |
| R-OH | Troy Balderson | Mar 10, 2025 | |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Mar 11, 2025 | |
| R-FL | John H. Rutherford | Mar 11, 2025 | |
| R-IN | Rudy Yakym III | Mar 11, 2025 | |
| D-PA | Christopher R. Deluzio | Mar 14, 2025 | |
| R-WI | Derrick Van Orden | Mar 14, 2025 | |
| R-CA | Ken Calvert | Mar 14, 2025 | |
| R-WA | Dan Newhouse | Mar 21, 2025 | |
| D-VA | Eugene Simon Vindman | Mar 21, 2025 | |
| R-PA | Lloyd Smucker | Mar 21, 2025 | |
| R-IA | Zachary Nunn | Mar 21, 2025 | |
| D-MN | Angie Craig | Mar 24, 2025 | |
| R-OK | Frank D. Lucas | Mar 24, 2025 | |
| R-NE | Mike Flood | Mar 24, 2025 | |
| R-IN | Jefferson Shreve | Mar 25, 2025 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Mar 26, 2025 | |
| R-WV | Carol D. Miller | Mar 26, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Mar 26, 2025 | |
| D-OH | Greg Landsman | Mar 27, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | Donald Norcross | Mar 31, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Mar 31, 2025 | |
| R-FL | W. Gregory Steube | Mar 31, 2025 | |
| D-MI | Kristen McDonald Rivet | Apr 1, 2025 | |
| R-OH | David J. Taylor | Apr 3, 2025 | |
| R-TX | Pat Fallon | Apr 3, 2025 | |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Apr 7, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | Herbert C. Conaway, Jr. | Apr 8, 2025 | |
| R-FL | Vern Buchanan | Apr 9, 2025 | |
| R-GA | Austin Scott | Apr 10, 2025 | |
| R-UT | Burgess Owens | Apr 10, 2025 | |
| R-FL | Carlos A. Gimenez | Apr 10, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | Jefferson Van Drew | Apr 10, 2025 | |
| D-PA | Madeleine Dean | Apr 10, 2025 | |
| R-PA | Mike Kelly | Apr 10, 2025 | |
| R-NJ | Thomas H. Kean, Jr. | Apr 10, 2025 | |
| R-AR | Bruce Westerman | Apr 14, 2025 | |
| R-FL | Byron Donalds | Apr 14, 2025 | |
| R-TN | Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann | Apr 14, 2025 | |
| R-IL | Darin LaHood | Apr 14, 2025 | |
| D-FL | Jared Moskowitz | Apr 14, 2025 | |
| R-VA | Jennifer A. Kiggans | Apr 14, 2025 | |
| D-MD | Johnny Olszewski, Jr. | Apr 14, 2025 | |
| D-IL | Jonathan L. Jackson | Apr 14, 2025 | |
| R-PA | Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr. | Apr 14, 2025 | |
| R-OK | Stephanie I. Bice | Apr 14, 2025 | |
| R-AR | Steve Womack | Apr 14, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Apr 14, 2025 | |
| D-PA | Brendan F. Boyle | Apr 17, 2025 | |
| D-OR | Janelle S. Bynum | Apr 17, 2025 | |
| D-WA | Marilyn Strickland | Apr 17, 2025 | |
| R-OH | Michael R. Turner | Apr 17, 2025 | |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Apr 21, 2025 | |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Apr 21, 2025 | |
| D-MD | April McClain Delaney | Apr 28, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Laura Friedman | Apr 28, 2025 | |
| R-MS | Mike Ezell | Apr 28, 2025 | |
| R-NC | Pat Harrigan | Apr 28, 2025 | |
| R-AZ | Paul A. Gosar | Apr 28, 2025 | |
| D-MD | Sarah Elfreth | Apr 28, 2025 | |
| D-KS | Sharice Davids | Apr 28, 2025 | |
| D-MI | Shri Thanedar | Apr 28, 2025 | |
| R-NC | Richard Hudson | Apr 30, 2025 | |
| D-MO | Wesley Bell | Apr 30, 2025 | |
| R-IA | Ashley Hinson | May 1, 2025 | |
| R-TN | John W. Rose | May 6, 2025 | |
| R-NY | Claudia Tenney | May 7, 2025 | |
| R-FL | Cory Mills | May 7, 2025 | |
| R-AR | Eric A. "Rick" Crawford | May 7, 2025 | |
| D-TX | Henry Cuellar | May 7, 2025 | |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | May 7, 2025 | |
| R-MI | John James | May 7, 2025 | |
| D-DE | Sarah McBride | May 7, 2025 | |
| R-FL | Aaron Bean | May 8, 2025 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | May 8, 2025 | |
| R-KY | Andy Barr | May 8, 2025 | |
| R-NC | Chuck Edwards | May 8, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | LaMonica McIver | May 8, 2025 | |
| D-NC | Valerie P. Foushee | May 8, 2025 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | May 9, 2025 | |
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | May 9, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | May 9, 2025 | |
| R-FL | Scott Franklin | May 9, 2025 | |
| R-CO | Gabe Evans | May 13, 2025 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | May 13, 2025 | |
| R-CA | Kevin Kiley | May 13, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Kevin Mullin | May 13, 2025 | |
| R-FL | Neal P. Dunn | May 13, 2025 | |
| D-FL | Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick | May 13, 2025 | |
| R-CA | Young Kim | May 13, 2025 | |
| R-OH | Robert E. Latta | May 14, 2025 | |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | May 14, 2025 | |
| R-MS | Trent Kelly | May 14, 2025 | |
| R-LA | Clay Higgins | May 15, 2025 | |
| D-LA | Cleo Fields | May 15, 2025 | |
| R-KY | Harold Rogers | May 15, 2025 | |
| R-NV | Mark E. Amodei | May 15, 2025 | |
| R-AK | Nicholas J. Begich III | May 15, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Ritchie Torres | May 15, 2025 | |
| R-NC | Tim Moore | May 15, 2025 | |
| R-AZ | Abraham J. Hamadeh | May 19, 2025 | |
| R-KS | Derek Schmidt | May 19, 2025 | |
| D-CA | George Whitesides | May 19, 2025 | |
| R-GU | James C. Moylan | May 19, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | May 19, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Josh Riley | May 19, 2025 | |
| R-TX | Monica De La Cruz | May 19, 2025 | |
| R-AL | Robert B. Aderholt | May 19, 2025 | |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | May 20, 2025 | |
| R-IN | Mark B. Messmer | May 21, 2025 | |
| R-MO | Ann Wagner | May 23, 2025 | |
| R-MO | Robert F. Onder, Jr. | May 23, 2025 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | May 29, 2025 | |
| D-NM | Melanie A. Stansbury | May 29, 2025 | |
| R-WA | Michael Baumgartner | May 29, 2025 | |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | May 29, 2025 | |
| R-FL | Daniel Webster | Jun 2, 2025 | |
| R-NY | Nicholas A. Langworthy | Jun 2, 2025 | |
| R-AR | J. French Hill | Jun 3, 2025 | |
| R-GA | Andrew S. Clyde | Jun 4, 2025 | |
| R-TX | Craig A. Goldman | Jun 5, 2025 | |
| R-IA | Randy Feenstra | Jun 5, 2025 | |
| R-WI | Scott Fitzgerald | Jun 5, 2025 | |
| R-SC | Russell Fry | Jun 12, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Jun 17, 2025 | |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Jun 24, 2025 | |
| D-VT | Becca Balint | Jul 2, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Jul 10, 2025 | |
| R-NC | Brad Knott | Jul 14, 2025 | |
| D-TX | Julie Johnson | Jul 23, 2025 | |
| R-NC | David Rouzer | Jul 25, 2025 | |
| D-RI | Gabe Amo | Jul 25, 2025 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Aug 15, 2025 | |
| D-CO | Jason Crow | Sep 15, 2025 | |
| R-WI | Tony Wied | Jan 9, 2026 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Feb 7, 2025 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 7, 2025Introduced in House
- Feb 7, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 171, no. 26, February 7, 2025, page H586.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1 | An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14. | Related bill | Jul 4, 2025 |
| S 756 | Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow’s Workforce Act | Related bill | Feb 26, 2025 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat certain postsecondary credentialing expenses as qualified higher education expenses for purposes of 529 accounts.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow’s Workforce Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 7, 2025Introduced in House
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