House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow’s Workforce Act
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.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 7, 2025
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
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- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 7, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1151.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. WITTMAN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 26, February 7, 2025, Page H586):Article 1 Section 8 of the U.S. ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 7, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 44 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1151, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/1151
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 3, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
209f7917dbdb501c9d4bed11d45c9edd05d952395d5f5f0579548a05ac0abbcc
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 noteThe text of H.R.1151 is contained in the text of H.R.1, which became Public Law 119-21.Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 3, 2026 ↗
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- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1151, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/1151
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 3, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
209f7917dbdb501c9d4bed11d45c9edd05d952395d5f5f0579548a05ac0abbcc
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
203 cosponsors — 114 Republicans, 88 Democrats, 1 independent
88 of 203 cosponsors (43%) are from the other party.
Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Gabe Amo (D-RI), Mark Amodei (R-NV), Don Bacon (R-NE), Troy Balderson (R-OH), Becca Balint (D-VT), Andy Barr (R-KY), Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Michael Baumgartner (R-WA), Aaron Bean (R-FL), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Nicholas Begich (R-AK), Wesley Bell (D-MO), Jack Bergman (R-MI), Stephanie Bice (R-OK), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Mike Bost (R-IL), Brendan Boyle (D-PA), Robert Bresnahan (R-PA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Nikki Budzinski (D-IL), Janelle Bynum (D-OR), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Mike Carey (R-OH), André Carson (D-IN), Earl Carter (R-GA), Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) and 173 more.
More from the sponsor
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Related bills
- H.R. 1 (119th) An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.Related bill
- S. 756 (119th) Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow’s Workforce ActRelated bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.