H.R. 1151 · 119th Congress

Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow’s Workforce Act

Introduced on Feb 7, 2025 by Robert J. Wittman (R-VA-1). 203 cosponsors, 88 of them from another party. Latest action (Feb 7, 2025): Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Feb 7, 2025
Cosponsors
203
88 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 treat certain postsecondary credentialing expenses as qualified higher education expenses for purposes of 529 accounts.

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Feb 7, 2025). Public domain.

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.

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 · 88

Independents · 1

Republicans · 114

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. Feb 7, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Feb 7, 2025Introduced in House
  3. Feb 7, 2025 · 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. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTORS11 reports
    $500K reported (all issues)
  2. INDEPENDENT ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS INC8 reports
    $90K reported (all issues)
  3. WORLDWIDE ERC7 reports
    $125K reported (all issues)
  4. AICPA Association of International Certified Professional Accountants6 reports
    $8.6M reported (all issues)
  5. AMERICAN SOCIETY OF INTERIOR DESIGNERS6 reports
    $210K reported (all issues)
  6. AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOCIATION6 reports
    $2.1M reported (all issues)
  7. ARGENTUM6 reports
    $380K reported (all issues)
  8. ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA6 reports
    $922.7K reported (all issues)
  9. American Psychological Association Services Inc.(FKA American Psychological Assn6 reports
    $2.3M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION$710.8K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  10. American Society of Landscape Architects6 reports
    $372.7K reported (all issues)
  11. COLLEGE SAVINGS FOUNDATION6 reports
    $50K reported (all issues)
  12. National Roofing Contractors Association6 reports
    $1.2M reported (all issues)
  13. Plumbing Manufacturers International6 reports
    $84K reported (all issues)
  14. AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION5 reports
    $1.6M reported (all issues)
  15. Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP)5 reports
  16. EXHIBITIONS & CONFERENCES ALLIANCE5 reports
    $170K reported (all issues)
  17. ISSA5 reports
    $50K reported (all issues)
  18. NATIONAL ATHLETIC TRAINERS' ASSOCIATION INC5 reports
    $80K reported (all issues)
  19. Association of Nutrition & Foodservice Professionals (FKA-Dietary Managers Assn)4 reports
    $40K reported (all issues)
  20. CATERPILLAR INC.4 reports
    $5.4M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: CATERPILLAR INC$188.3M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  21. NATIONAL ASSN. OF STATE TREASURERS (NAST)4 reports
    $200K reported (all issues)
  22. Professional Certification Coalition4 reports
    $80K reported (all issues)
  23. AMERICAN HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT ASSN3 reports
    $60K reported (all issues)
  24. TREE CARE INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION, INC3 reports
    $30K reported (all issues)
  25. AMERICAN AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION2 reports
    $600K reported (all issues)
  26. AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVES2 reports
  27. AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS INC.2 reports
    $1.5M reported (all issues)
  28. Career Education Colleges & Universities (FKA Ass'n of Private Sector Colleges a2 reports
    $200K reported (all issues)
  29. IRRIGATION ASSOCIATION2 reports
    $30.3K reported (all issues)
  30. Insights Association (fka: Marketing Research Association)2 reports
    $50K reported (all issues)
  31. Society for Human Resource Management2 reports
    $840K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: SOCIETY FOR HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENTAI match · 100%
  32. CEDIA1 report
    $70K reported (all issues)
  33. COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS INSTITUTE1 report
    $30K reported (all issues)
  34. National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners1 report
    $24K reported (all issues)
  35. PRINTING UNITED ALLIANCE1 report
    $50K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 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 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 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 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 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.