Aviation Workforce Development Act

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1818.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. COLLINS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 56, March 28, 2023, Page H1528):
  Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution authorizes Congress to lay and collect taxes. This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code. The single subject of this legislation is: This legislation does one thing--amends the Internal Revenue Code to expand the list of qualified expenses for 529 plans to include FAA-certified commercial pilot and aircraft technician programs.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 28, 2023 ↗

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  375 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 1818, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/1818

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  December 5, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  259c5754aff1e946e29196f699398108bf4d9a80fa8d8e01c1ee2d567ee3a48a

  PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1818, last updated December 5, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 14, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.