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Aviation Workforce Development Act
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow qualified distributions from qualified tuition programs for certain aviation maintenance and commercial pilot courses.
Summary
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow distributions from qualified tuition programs (529 education savings plans) to be used for aviation maintenance and commercial pilot training courses. Qualified expenses would include tuition, fees, books, supplies, and equipment for aviation maintenance technician courses at FAA-regulated schools or commercial pilot courses at flight schools certified under FAA regulations. The amendment allows families to use 529 savings funds for these aviation career training programs, which were not previously eligible uses. The change takes effect for distributions made after the bill's enactment.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Collins, Mike [R-GA-10] (R-GA)
27 cosponsors
- Rep. Balderson, Troy [R-OH-12] (R-OH)
- Rep. Barrett, Tom [R-MI-7] (R-MI)
- Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1] (R-MI)
- Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12] (R-IL)
- Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] (R-GA)
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN)
- Rep. Ezell, Mike [R-MS-4] (R-MS)
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA)
- Rep. Fulcher, Russ [R-ID-1] (R-ID)
- Rep. Johnson, Julie [D-TX-32] (D-TX)
- Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] (R-PA)
- Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2] (R-VA)
- Rep. Loudermilk, Barry [R-GA-11] (R-GA)
- Rep. Mann, Tracey [R-KS-1] (R-KS)
- Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] (D-GA)
- Rep. McCormick, Richard [R-GA-7] (R-GA)
- Rep. Miller, Carol D. [R-WV-1] (R-WV)
- Rep. Mrvan, Frank J. [D-IN-1] (D-IN)
- Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4] (R-UT)
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA)
- Rep. Rose, John W. [R-TN-6] (R-TN)
- Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7] (R-NC)
- Rep. Scholten, Hillary J. [D-MI-3] (D-MI)
- Rep. Shreve, Jefferson [R-IN-6] (R-IN)
- Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8] (R-MN)
- Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] (R-PA)
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Mike Collins’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $58,488
- HANNA CAPITAL $9,900
- JACKSON EMC $7,950
- J M TANK LINES, INC. $6,600
- BOSWELL OIL COMPANY $6,600
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Mike Collins → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Mar 3, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. · house
- Mar 3, 2025 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 3, 2025
Mr. Collins (for himself, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, and Mrs. McBath) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow qualified distributions from qualified tuition programs for certain aviation maintenance and commercial pilot courses.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Aviation Workforce Development Act”.
SEC. 2. QUALIFIED DISTRIBUTIONS FROM QUALIFIED TUITION PROGRAMS FOR CERTAIN AVIATION MAINTENANCE AND COMMERCIAL PILOT COURSES.
(a) In General.—Section 529(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
“(10) Treatment of certain aviation maintenance and commercial pilot courses.—
“(A) In general.—Any reference in this subsection to the term ‘qualified higher education expense’ shall include a reference to expenses for tuition, fees, books, supplies, and equipment required for the participation of a designated beneficiary in a qualified aviation maintenance course or a qualified commercial pilot course.
“(B) Qualified aviation maintenance course.—For purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘qualified aviation maintenance course’ means any course of instruction taught at an aviation maintenance technician school governed by part 147 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations.
“(C) Qualified commercial pilot course.—The term ‘qualified commercial pilot course’ means a commercial pilot course taught at a flight school that provides flight training, as defined in part 61 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, or that holds a pilot school certificate under part 141 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations.”.
(b) Effective Date.—The amendment made by this section shall apply to distributions made after the date of the enactment of this Act. <all>
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