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H.R. 5339 116th Congress House

Freedom To Invest in Tomorrow's Workforce Act

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit certain expenses associated with obtaining or maintaining recognized postsecondary credentials to be treat… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit certain expenses associated with obtaining or maintaining recognized postsecondary credentials to be treated as qualified higher education expenses for purposes of 529 accounts.

Introduced: December 6, 2019 See on congress.gov
Taxation Employment and training programsLicensing and registrationsUser charges and fees
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Dec 6, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 6, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Freedom To Invest in Tomorrow's Workforce Act

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow the use of funds in a qualified tuition program (commonly known as a 529 account) to pay for expenses associated with obtaining or maintaining recognized postsecondary credentials.

 Related & companion bills 1
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 1
Luria, Elaine
· Jul 9, 2020
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Harder, Josh
California · Jan 10, 2020
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Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Dec 6, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5339: Freedom To Invest in Tomorrow's Workforce Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5339/
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"H.R. 5339: Freedom To Invest in Tomorrow's Workforce Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5339/.
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H.R. 5339, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5339/.
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