My Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow’s Workforce Act , would give individuals and families the freedom to use their 529 savings account to cover the costs of certain workforce training, credentialing programs, and costs associated with certification exams and maintaining certification credentials.
Expand 529 savings accounts so families can use them for certain workforce training, credentialing programs, certification exam costs, and maintaining certification credentials.
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Evidence
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Wittman said he reintroduced the Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow’s Workforce Act, which would permit the use of 529 account funds to pay for post-secondary training programs and broaden eligible expenses to include postsecondary training and credentialing, including licenses and non-governmental certifications.
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Congress.gov lists H.R.1151 as introduced by Rep. Wittman on 02/07/2025 and referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means; the bill expands 529 qualified expenses to include recognized postsecondary credentialing expenses such as test fees and other costs tied to obtaining or maintaining credentials.
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Congress.gov shows Wittman introduced H.R.1477 on 03/08/2023 to permit certain expenses associated with obtaining or maintaining recognized postsecondary credentials to be treated as qualified higher education expenses for 529 accounts, and the latest action is referral to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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Text contains those laws in effect on September 17, 2026 ... The term "qualified higher education expenses" includes qualified postsecondary credentialing expenses (as defined in subsection (f)).
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Law Number Public Law 119-21 Date Approved July 4, 2025 Bill Number H.R. 1
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For purposes of QTPs, the expenses can be either qualified higher education expenses, qualified elementary and secondary education expenses, or post secondary credential expenses.
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Fees for testing if the testing is required to obtain or maintain a recognized postsecondary credential. Fees for continuing education if the education is required to maintain a recognized postsecondary credential.
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SEC. 70414. CERTAIN POSTSECONDARY CREDENTIALING EXPENSES TREATED AS QUALIFIED HIGHER EDUCATION EXPENSES FOR PURPOSES OF 529 ACCOUNTS.
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Sponsor: Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] (Introduced 02/07/2025) Committees: House - Ways and Means Latest Action: House - 02/07/2025 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Assessments
The promised policy is now federal law. Public Law 119-21, signed July 4, 2025, added 529 coverage for qualified postsecondary credentialing expenses, including tuition, fees, books, supplies, equipment, testing required to obtain or maintain a recognized postsecondary credential, and continuing education required to maintain that credential. IRS Publication 970 for 2025 reflects those new qualified 529 uses. Wittman did not pass his standalone bills H.R. 1477 or H.R. 1151, but he sponsored materially matching legislation in 2023 and again in 2025, so he gets credit for advancing the same policy that was enacted. Because the enactment occurred while he was serving in the 119th Congress, the timing is same_term.
The cited legislation directly matches the promise: Wittman introduced H.R.1151 in the 119th Congress to expand 529 qualified expenses to workforce training, credentialing programs, certification exams, and maintaining credentials. However, Congress.gov shows the bill remains only introduced and referred to the House Ways and Means Committee, with no enactment into law. The earlier H.R.1477 in the 118th Congress likewise was introduced and referred but not enacted. Because there was a serious legislative attempt but the promised policy outcome was not delivered, the correct outcome is never with an effort badge.