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WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) announced that his Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow’s Workforce Act surpassed 100 cosponsors just over two months after the bipartisan bill’s introduction. The Tomorrow’s Workforce Coalition, dedicated to championing and rallying support for the legislation, also continues to grow with more than 900 trade associations, professional societies, and businesses.

“At a time when Americans are sick and tired of divisiveness and partisan bickering in Washington, I couldn’t be more proud to have united a group of bipartisan colleagues to support a common sense policy that nearly everyone can get behind,” said Congressman Wittman. “Americans – particularly Virginians – want solutions, and this pragmatic legislation addresses our nation's skilled workforce shortage by making it more accessible for students and professionals to obtain certifications and licenses that will qualify them for good-paying jobs. I will continue to push for this bill to advance through the House Ways and Means Committee so we can get it to the House floor, over to the Senate, and to the president’s desk.”

The legislation aims to broaden the scope of qualified expenses under 529 savings plans to include postsecondary training and credentialing, including licenses and non-governmental certifications to become an airplane mechanic, IT technician, electrician, or paralegal, among other positions. The bill would provide tax-advantaged resources to families, students, and workers — regardless of whether they possess a college degree — pursuing career growth, mid-career changes, or pathways diverging from traditional academic routes.

Cosponsors: Reps. Steven Horsford (D-NV-04), Kevin Hern (R-OK-01), John Larson (D-CT-01), Brad Finstad (R-MN-01), Jennifer McClellan (D-VA-04), Mike Collins (R-GA-10), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-19), Mike Carey (R-OH-15), Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA-10), Frank Mrvan (D-IN-01), John McGuire (R-VA-05), Beth Van Duyne (R-TX-24), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA-06), Glenn Thompson (R-PA-15), Blake Moore (R-UT-01), Daniel Meuser (R-PA-09), Scott Peters (D-CA-50), Lucy McBath (D-GA-06), Hilary Scholten (D-MI-03), Nick LaLota (R-NY-01), Marc Veasey (D-TX-33), Kim Schrier (D-WA-08), Lance Gooden (R-TX-05), Bill Foster (D-IL-11), Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA-03), Ben Cline (R-VA-06), Bryan Steil (R-WI-01), Julia Brownley (D-CA-26), Don Bacon (R-NE-02), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN-04), Harriet Hageman (R-WY-At Large), Max Miller (R-OH-07), Jack Bergman (R-MI-01), Josh Harder (D-CA-09), Kelly Morrison (D-MN-03), Mike Lawler (R-NY-17), Nancy Mace (R-SC-01), Greg Murphy (R-NC-03), Mike Bost (R-IL-12), Keith Self (R-TX-03), Glenn Grothman (R-WI-06), Deborah Ross (D-NC-02), Tracey Mann (R-KS-01), Barry Loudermilk (R-GA-11), Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY-11), Donald Davis (D-NC-01), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-01), Nathaniel Moran (R-TX-01), Andy Harris (R-MD-01), Gabe Vasquez (D-NM-02), Seth Magaziner (D-RI-02), Tom Suozzi (D-NY-03), Nikki Budzinski (D-IL-13), Jared Golden (D-ME-02), Joe Wilson (R-SC-02), Sanford Bishop (D-GA-02), David Valadao (R-CA-22), Buddy Carter (R-GA-01), Chellie Pingree (D-ME-01), Joe Morelle (D-NY-25), Dina Titus (D-NV-01), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL-08), Michael Guest (R-MS-03), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ-05), Eric Sorensen (D-IL-17), Eleanor Holmes-Norton (D-DC-At Large), Troy Balderson (R-OH-12), Brittany Pettersen (D-CO-07), Michael Rulli (R-OH-06), John Rutherford (R-FL-05), Rudy Yakym (R-IN-02), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL-12), Ken Calvert (R-CA-41), Derrick Van Orden (R-WI-03), Chris DeLuzio (D-PA-17), Lloyd Smucker (R-PA-11), Eugene Vindman (D-VA-01), Dan Newhouse (R-WA-04), Zach Nunn (R-IA-03), Frank Lucas (R-OK-03), Angie Craig (D-MN-02), Mike Flood (R-NE-01), Jefferson Shreve (R-IN-06), Eric Swalwell (D-CA-14), Betty McCollum (D-MN-04), Carol Miller (R-WV-01), Greg Landsman (D-OH-01), Greg Steube (R-FL-17), Jim Costa (D-CA-21), Donald Norcross (D-NJ-01), Kristen Rivet McDonald (D-MI-08), David Taylor (R-OH-02), Pat Fallon (R-TX-04), Joyce Beatty (D-OH-03), Herbert Conaway (D-NJ-03, Vern Buchanan (R-FL-16), Austin Scott (R-GA-08), Burgess Owens (R-UT-04), Madeleine Dean (D-PA-04), Mike Kelly (R-PA-16), Thomas Kean (R-NJ-07), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ-02), and Carlos Gimenez (R-FL-28).

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