What This Bill Does · Plain English
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This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow tax-advantaged 529 college savings plans to be used to pay for expenses related to specific aviation workforce training courses. It permits qualified distributions for tuition, fees, books, supplies, and equipment required for FAA-certified aviation maintenance technician courses and commercial pilot courses taught at certified flight schools.
Action Timeline
2025-03-03
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
2025-03-03
Introduced in House
2025-03-03
Introduced in House
Frequently Asked Questions
Did HR.1818 pass?
HR.1818 is still alive. Current stage: COMMITTEE. Pass likelihood: 17%.
What does HR.1818 do?
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow tax-advantaged 529 college savings plans to be used to pay for expenses related to specific aviation workforce training courses. It permits qualified distributions for tuition, fees, books, supplies, and equipment required for FAA-certified aviation maintenance technician courses and commercial pilot courses taught at certified flight schools.
Who sponsored HR.1818?
HR.1818 was sponsored by Mike Collins (R-Georgia).
Full Bill Text
119 HR 1818 IH: Aviation Workforce Development Act U.S. House of Representatives 2025-03-03 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1818 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. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Aviation Workforce Development Act . 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.
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