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H.R. 1818

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 1818, the Aviation Workforce Development Act, was introduced in the House on Mar 3, 2025 by Rep. Mike Collins (R) with 27 co-sponsors. It was referred to Ways And Means, and last saw action on Mar 3, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Record

Text

H.R. 1818 has 27 co-sponsors.

hb1818/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 1818 IH: Aviation Workforce Development Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-03-03
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 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.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-03-03
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow qualified distributions from qualified tuition programs for certain aviation maintenance and commercial pilot courses.

Sponsors

Rep. Mike Collins (R) sponsors H.R. 1818, and 27 members have co-sponsored it, 3 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 1818 went before 1 committee: Ways and Means.

Ways and Means
Ways and Means
Referred To · Mar 3, 2025 · 1,160 Bills

Actions

H.R. 1818 has taken 2 actions since Mar 3, 2025.

ChamberAction
Mar 3, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Mar 3, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.Ways and Means Committee

Votes

H.R. 1818 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 1818, as Identical bill.

Titles

H.R. 1818 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Aviation Workforce Development Act — Display Title
  • Aviation Workforce Development Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow qualified distributions from qualified tuition programs for certain aviation maintenance and commercial pilot courses. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

11 clients hired 10 firms and 26 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 1818 in 40 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Aviation/Airlines/Airports, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Education, Transportation, Banking, Budget/Appropriations, Homeland Security, Trade (domestic/foreign).

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
AIRCRAFT OWNERS & PILOTS ASSOCIATION—Maryland17—
COLLEGE SAVINGS FOUNDATION—District of Columbia16$50K
AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. (D/B/A AIRLINES FOR AMERICA)—District of Columbia16—
ALASKA AIRLINES INC—District of Columbia16—
HAWAIIAN AIRLINES, INC.—District of Columbia14—
SAVANNAH AIRPORT COMMISSIONAviation, AirportGeorgia13$96K
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES PILOTS' ASSOCIATION—Texas13—
GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG AIRPORTAviation - airport and related activitiesSouth Carolina12$30K
AERONAUTICAL REPAIR STATION ASSOCIATION—Virginia11$40K
BRISTOW GROUP, INC.—Texas11—
NETJETS ASSOCIATION OF SHARED AIRCRAFT PILOTS—Ohio11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
AIRCRAFT OWNERS & PILOTS ASSOCIATION17—
AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. (D/B/A AIRLINES FOR AMERICA)16—
ALASKA AIRLINES, INC.16—
DAVIS & HARMAN LLP16$50K
CAROL G HOLLADAY & ASSOCIATES25$126K
HAWAIIAN AIRLINES, INC.14—
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES PILOTS' ASSOCIATION13—
BRISTOW GROUP, INC.11—
NETJETS ASSOCIATION OF SHARED AIRCRAFT PILOTS11—
OBADAL, FILLER, MACLEOD & KLEIN, P.L.C.11$40K

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 26.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
JAMES COON117
SCOTT VERSTANDIG117
AMANDA WANT116
CHRIS GASTON116
JAMES HUDDLESTON116
JARROD THOMPSON116
JOSHUA SALTZMAN116
KATE GELDAKER116
MARGARET CUMMISKY226
MEGAN OUELLETTE116
MICHAEL HADLEY116
SHARON PINKERTON116
CAROL GRAVES HOLLADAY125
CHRISTINE BURGESON114
KRISTINE O'BRIEN114
SHELLEY RUBINO114
DEREK TATE113
KYLE MOORE113
NICHOLAS CALIO113
WILLIAM HANCOCK113

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. (D/B/A AIRLINES FOR AMERICA)AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. (D/B/A AIRLINES FOR AMERICA)2025 second_quarter$1.5M2nd Quarter - Report
AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. (D/B/A AIRLINES FOR AMERICA)AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. (D/B/A AIRLINES FOR AMERICA)2025 first_quarter$1.4M1st Quarter - Report
AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. (D/B/A AIRLINES FOR AMERICA)AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. (D/B/A AIRLINES FOR AMERICA)2025 third_quarter$1.3M3rd Quarter - Report
AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. (D/B/A AIRLINES FOR AMERICA)AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. (D/B/A AIRLINES FOR AMERICA)2025 fourth_quarter$1.2M4th Quarter - Report
AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. (D/B/A AIRLINES FOR AMERICA)AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. (D/B/A AIRLINES FOR AMERICA)2026 second_quarter$1.1M2nd Quarter - Report
AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. (D/B/A AIRLINES FOR AMERICA)AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. (D/B/A AIRLINES FOR AMERICA)2026 first_quarter$1M1st Quarter - Report
ALASKA AIRLINES INCALASKA AIRLINES, INC.2025 second_quarter$540K2nd Quarter - Report
ALASKA AIRLINES INCALASKA AIRLINES, INC.2026 first_quarter$530K1st Quarter - Report
ALASKA AIRLINES INCALASKA AIRLINES, INC.2025 third_quarter$530K3rd Quarter - Report
ALASKA AIRLINES INCALASKA AIRLINES, INC.2025 fourth_quarter$510K4th Quarter - Report
ALASKA AIRLINES INCALASKA AIRLINES, INC.2026 second_quarter$500K2nd Quarter - Report
ALASKA AIRLINES INCALASKA AIRLINES, INC.2025 first_quarter$500K1st Quarter - Report
AIRCRAFT OWNERS & PILOTS ASSOCIATIONAIRCRAFT OWNERS & PILOTS ASSOCIATION2025 second_quarter$420K2nd Quarter - Report
AIRCRAFT OWNERS & PILOTS ASSOCIATIONAIRCRAFT OWNERS & PILOTS ASSOCIATION2025 fourth_quarter$410K4th Quarter - Report
AIRCRAFT OWNERS & PILOTS ASSOCIATIONAIRCRAFT OWNERS & PILOTS ASSOCIATION2025 second_quarter$350K2nd Quarter - Amendme…
AIRCRAFT OWNERS & PILOTS ASSOCIATIONAIRCRAFT OWNERS & PILOTS ASSOCIATION2026 first_quarter$340K1st Quarter - Report
AIRCRAFT OWNERS & PILOTS ASSOCIATIONAIRCRAFT OWNERS & PILOTS ASSOCIATION2026 second_quarter$320K2nd Quarter - Report
AIRCRAFT OWNERS & PILOTS ASSOCIATIONAIRCRAFT OWNERS & PILOTS ASSOCIATION2025 third_quarter$310K3rd Quarter - Report
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES PILOTS' ASSOCIATIONSOUTHWEST AIRLINES PILOTS' ASSOCIATION2025 first_quarter$300K1st Quarter - Report
AIRCRAFT OWNERS & PILOTS ASSOCIATIONAIRCRAFT OWNERS & PILOTS ASSOCIATION2025 first_quarter$240K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 1818 under Taxation, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 1818’s is Taxation.

hr1818/policy-areas.txt
TaxationAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com