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S. 1590

U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee

Summary

S. 1590, the Aviation Workforce Development Act, was introduced in the Senate on May 5, 2025 by Sen. Tim Scott (R) with 2 co-sponsors. It was referred to Finance, and last saw action on May 5, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Record

Text

S. 1590 has 2 co-sponsors.

sb1590/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S1590 IS: Aviation Workforce Development Act
 U.S. Senate
 2025-05-05
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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.
 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 1590  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   May 5, 2025   Mr. Scott of South Carolina  (for himself,  Ms. Cantwell , and  Mr. Warnock ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Finance    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 expenses  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 which provides flight training, as defined in part 61 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, or which 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. Introduced2025-05-05
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

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.

Sponsors

Sen. Tim Scott (R) sponsors S. 1590, and 2 members have co-sponsored it, all of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S. 1590 went before 1 committee: Finance.

Finance
Finance
Referred To · May 5, 2025 · 902 Bills

Actions

S. 1590 has taken 2 actions since May 5, 2025.

ChamberAction
May 5, 2025
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.Finance Committee
May 5, 2025
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 1590 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to S. 1590, as Identical bill.

Titles

S. 1590 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Aviation Workforce Development Act — Display Title
  • Aviation Workforce Development Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • 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. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 11 registered lobbyists who named S. 1590 in 8 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.

Clients

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

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. (D/B/A AIRLINES FOR AMERICA)—District of Columbia15—
HAWAIIAN AIRLINES, INC.—District of Columbia13—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. (D/B/A AIRLINES FOR AMERICA)15—
HAWAIIAN AIRLINES, INC.13—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
JARROD THOMPSON115
JOSHUA SALTZMAN115
SHARON PINKERTON115
CHRISTINE BURGESON113
KRISTINE O'BRIEN113
MARGARET CUMMISKY113
SHELLEY RUBINO113
HARRISON COSTELLO112
JESSICA MONAHAN112
MARK COPELAND112
NICHOLAS CALIO112

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 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
HAWAIIAN AIRLINES, INC.HAWAIIAN AIRLINES, INC.2025 fourth_quarter$160K4th Quarter - Report
HAWAIIAN AIRLINES, INC.HAWAIIAN AIRLINES, INC.2025 second_quarter$150K2nd Quarter - Report
HAWAIIAN AIRLINES, INC.HAWAIIAN AIRLINES, INC.2025 third_quarter$140K3rd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 1590 under Taxation, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 1590’s is Taxation.

s1590/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