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119-hr-5634119th CongressWALLET

Veterans Flight Training Responsibility Act of 2026

Sponsored By: Representative Kean, Thomas H. [R-NJ-7]

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Summary

Caps lifetime Post-9/11 GI Bill tuition and fees for flight training at public institutions and certain contracted programs. The cap takes effect for academic years beginning August 1, 2026 and is indexed each year using the VA's statutory percentage adjustment.

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  • Veterans and trainees: Limits lifetime tuition-and-fees entitlement for covered flight programs to $119,684 for individuals who first enroll in the academic year starting August 1, 2026. Future cohorts get the prior year's cap increased by the percentage under 38 U.S.C. §3015(h).
  • Part-time enrollees: Prorates the maximum for less-than-full-time pursuit using the same percentage breaks that apply to monthly amounts under 38 U.S.C. §3311(b)(2)-(6).
  • Prior entitlement users: Reduces the available maximum by the amount of entitlement an individual already used before enrolling in a covered program.
  • Covered programs and institutions: Defines covered programs as flight training offered by public institutions or programs at public institutions that contract with non-public entities to provide instruction.

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Lifetime cap for GI Bill tuition

This bill would set a lifetime cap on how much the VA pays for tuition and fees for certain flight training and related public-school programs. If you first start a covered program in the academic year beginning August 1, 2026, the cap would be $119,684. For later academic years the cap would rise each year by the most recent percentage increase under section 3015(h). The cap would apply across all covered programs, be reduced by any Post-9/11 entitlement you already used, and be prorated if you attend less than full time. A "covered program" would mean flight training at public colleges that leads to a degree or certificate, or a public college program that contracts with a non-public entity to provide part or all of the program.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Kean, Thomas H. [R-NJ-7]

NJ • R

Cosponsors

  • Rep. McGarvey, Morgan [D-KY-3]

    KY • D

    Sponsored 9/30/2025

  • Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7]

    VA • D

    Sponsored 10/10/2025

  • Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]

    DC • D

    Sponsored 10/24/2025

  • Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2]

    NC • D

    Sponsored 10/28/2025

  • Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1]

    NC • D

    Sponsored 1/13/2026

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