H.R. 1477 · 118th Congress

Freedom To Invest in Tomorrow's Workforce Act

Introduced on Mar 8, 2023 by Robert J. Wittman (R-VA-1). 150 cosponsors, 60 of them from another party. Latest action (Mar 8, 2023): Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Mar 8, 2023
Cosponsors
150
60 from the other party
Policy area
Taxation
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. 2Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit certain expenses associated with obtaining or maintaining recognized postsecondary credentials to be treated as qualified higher education expenses for purposes of 529 accounts.

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Robert J. WittmanR-VA-1Sponsor

Democrats · 60

Republicans · 90

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Mar 8, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Mar 8, 2023Introduced in House
  3. Mar 8, 2023 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

Analisa's mapping of committee jurisdiction to federal agencies; the bill may touch others, or none of these.

Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVES10 reports
    $720K reported (all issues)
  2. Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP)10 reports
    $300K reported (all issues)
  3. EXHIBITIONS & CONFERENCES ALLIANCE10 reports
    $310K reported (all issues)
  4. ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC.9 reports
    $6.2M reported (all issues)
  5. INDEPENDENT ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS INC8 reports
    $280K reported (all issues)
  6. AICPA Association of International Certified Professional Accountants5 reports
    $6.6M reported (all issues)
  7. AMERICAN AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION5 reports
    $1.4M reported (all issues)
  8. AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE ASSOCIATION5 reports
    $72K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE ASSOCIATION$97.8K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  9. AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOCIATION5 reports
    $1.7M reported (all issues)
  10. AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS INC.5 reports
    $3.4M reported (all issues)
  11. ARGENTUM5 reports
    $390K reported (all issues)
  12. American Society of Civil Engineers5 reports
    $1.1M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS$360.6K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  13. Association of Nutrition & Foodservice Professionals (FKA-Dietary Managers Assn)5 reports
    $50K reported (all issues)
  14. COLLEGE SAVINGS FOUNDATION5 reports
    $20K reported (all issues)
  15. Career Education Colleges & Universities (FKA Ass'n of Private Sector Colleges a5 reports
    $530K reported (all issues)
  16. Insights Association (fka: Marketing Research Association)5 reports
    $40K reported (all issues)
  17. NATIONAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION (NAHMA)5 reports
    $520K reported (all issues)
  18. NATIONAL ASSN. OF STATE TREASURERS (NAST)5 reports
    $250K reported (all issues)
  19. NATIONAL ATHLETIC TRAINERS' ASSOCIATION INC5 reports
  20. NATIONAL RECREATION AND PARK ASSOCIATION5 reports
    $220.1K reported (all issues)
  21. National Roofing Contractors Association5 reports
    $1M reported (all issues)
  22. Plumbing Manufacturers International5 reports
    $70K reported (all issues)
  23. Professional Certification Coalition5 reports
    $80K reported (all issues)
  24. SECURITY INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION5 reports
    $120K reported (all issues)
  25. The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas5 reports
    $50K reported (all issues)
  26. WORLDWIDE ERC5 reports
    $100K reported (all issues)
  27. American Foundry Society4 reports
    $120K reported (all issues)
  28. American Medical Technologists4 reports
    $40K reported (all issues)
  29. American Society of Landscape Architects4 reports
    $256.8K reported (all issues)
  30. IRRIGATION ASSOCIATION4 reports
    $195K reported (all issues)
  31. ISSA4 reports
    $70K reported (all issues)
  32. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL INSURANCE AGENTS4 reports
    $320K reported (all issues)
  33. CATERPILLAR INC.3 reports
    $3.5M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: CATERPILLAR INC$188.3M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  34. Commercial Vehicle Training Association3 reports
  35. Society for Human Resource Management3 reports
    $975K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: SOCIETY FOR HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENTAI match · 100%
  36. CEDIA2 reports
    $30K reported (all issues)
  37. Holcim Participations (US) Inc.2 reports
    $670K reported (all issues)
  38. TREE CARE INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION, INC2 reports
    $20K reported (all issues)
  39. NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION1 report
    $60K reported (all issues)
  40. National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT)1 report
    $31.5K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.