CEDIA representatives have been advocating for support for the “Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow’s Workforce Act” with congressional leaders during CEDIA on the Hill Days in Washington, D.C. in both 2024 and 2025. Hundreds of members have further amplified the effort by writing letters to their congressional representatives.
The smart home trade group points out the bipartisan “Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow’s Workforce Act” has been included in the federal tax bill (H.R. 1) following two years of in-person and ongoing lobbying. The legislation is now under consideration in the U.S. Senate. CEDIA is calling on U.S. Senators to support the inclusion of the act in the final federal tax package.
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On March 27, 2025, CEDIA points out that it engaged in a series of bipartisan meetings during CEDIA on the Hill Day where the “Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow’s Workforce Act” was a key advocacy priority. Two months after these meetings, on May 22, 2025, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the federal tax package (H.R. 1), which includes language from the “Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow’s Workforce Act.”
CEDIA explains the “Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow’s Workforce Act” would expand the use of 529 savings accounts to cover workforce technical training and credentialing programs, directly benefiting individual workers and the smart home technology industry.
The organization is asking members to contact their U.S. Senators and advocate for inclusion of the “Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow’s Workforce Act” language in the final tax bill. CEDIA’s Government Affairs team has created a pre-populated letter that advocates can complete in under two minutes and send directly to their U.S. Senators. The form is accessible now through June 27, 2025, via the CEDIA Action Center.
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