HR 9896 · 119th Congress 2025–2027

WINGS Act of 2026

Introduced Jul 23, 2026 Originated House Sponsor Joyce Beatty D-OH

Latest action · Jul 23, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

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.

IntroducedJul 23, 2026
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Cosponsors 9

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 23, 2026 to Aug 3, 2026; 8 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-AZ	Adelita S. Grijalva	Original	Jul 23, 2026
R-NE	Don Bacon	Original	Jul 23, 2026
R-NY	Elise M. Stefanik	Original	Jul 23, 2026
D-FL	Frederica S. Wilson	Original	Jul 23, 2026
D-IL	Mike Quigley	Original	Jul 23, 2026
D-AL	Shomari Figures	Original	Jul 23, 2026
D-OH	Shontel M. Brown	Original	Jul 23, 2026
R-IA	Zachary Nunn	Original	Jul 23, 2026
R-PA	Brian K. Fitzpatrick		Aug 3, 2026

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Education and Workforce Committee	Referred Jul 23, 2026

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

Jul 23, 2026Introduced in House
Jul 23, 2026Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 172, no. 121, July 23, 2026, page H5198.

Titles 3

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to include certain licensure, certification, and aviation training costs in the determination of the cost of attendance of a student, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced: WINGS Act of 2026; Workforce Innovation for Next-Gen in Skies Act of 2026

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.

Education

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Jul 23, 2026Introduced in House

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