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WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) announced that his Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow’s Workforce Act surpassed 175 cosponsors just over three 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.

“Americans, especially Virginians, want real solutions and are tired of the partisan bickering in Washington,” said Congressman Wittman. “That’s why I’m proud to have a united group of bipartisan colleagues to support common sense legislation that expands access to certifications and licenses, helping students and workers qualify for good-paying jobs. This is a practical step toward addressing our nation’s skilled workforce shortage, and I’ll keep pushing to move this legislation 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), Jonathan Jackson (D-IL-01), Johnny Olszewski (D-MD-02), Byron Donalds (R-FL-19), Bruce Westerman (R-AR-04), Steve Womack (R-AR-3), Ted Lieu (D-CA-36), Jennifer Kiggans (R-VA-02), Charles “Chuck” Fleischmann (R-TN-03), Robert Bresnahan (R-PA-8), Jared Moskowitz (D-Fl-23), Darin LaHood (R-IL-16), Stephanie Bice (R-OK-05), Janelle Bynum (D-OR-05), Marilyn Strickland (D-WA-10), Brendan Boyle (D-PA-02), Michael Turner (R-OH-10), Pete Sessions (R-TX-17), Jamie Raskin (D-MD-08), Shri Thanedar (D-MI-13), April McClain Delaney (D-MD-06), Paul Gosar (R-AZ-09), Laura Friedman (D-CA-30), Mike Ezell (R-MS-04), Sharice Davids (D-KS-03), Sarah Elfreth (D-MD-03), Pat Harrigan (R-NC-10), Wesley Bell (D-MO-01), Richard Hudson (R-NC-09), Ashley Hinson (R-IA-02), John Rose (R-TN-06), John James (R-MI-10), Eric “Rick” Crawford (R-AR-01), Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28), John Garamendi (D-CA-08), Claudia Tenney (R-NY-24), Sarah McBride (D-DE-At Large), Cory Mills (R-FL-07), Aaron Bean (R-FL-04), Andy Barr (R-KY-06), Valerie Foushee (D-NC-04), André Carson (D-IN-07), LaMonica McIver (D-NJ-10), Chuck Edwards (R-NC-11), Scott Franklin (R-Fl-18), Michael McCaul (R-TX-10), Ro Khanna (D-CA-17), Bennie Thompson (D-MS-02), Neal Dunn (R-FL-2), Young Kim (R-CA-40), Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL-20), Joe Neguse (D-CO-02), Gabe Evans (R-CO-08), Kevin Mullin (D-CA-15), Kevin Kiley (R-CA-03), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-01), Robert Latta (R-OH-05), Trent Kelly (R-MS-01), Ritchie Torres (D-NY-15), Tim Moore (R-NC-14), Mark Amodei (R-NV-02), Clay Higgins (R-LA-03), Nicholas Begich (R-AK-At Large), Cleo Field (D-LA-06), Harold Rogers (R-KY-05), Derek Schmidt (R-KS-02), George Whitesides (D-CA-27), Josh Riley (D-NY-19), Robert Aderholt (R-AL-04), Abraham Hamadeh (R-AZ-08), James Moylan (R-GU-At Large), and Jerrod Nadler (D-NY-12).

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