# 119-hr-5634: Veterans Flight Training Responsibility Act of 2026

119-hr-5634, Veterans Flight Training Responsibility Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Kean, Thomas H. [R-NJ-7] (R-NJ); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5634
- Congress: 119
- Title: Veterans Flight Training Responsibility Act of 2026
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-09-30
- Sponsor: Rep. Kean, Thomas H. [R-NJ-7] (R-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-11-01

## 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. - 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.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Rep. McGarvey, Morgan [D-KY-3] (D-KY), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2025-10-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-10-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2025-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2026-01-13T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Lifetime cap for GI Bill tuition: cost, high. 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…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-1065: Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-5634 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5634)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-1065: Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1065)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5634 (as of 2026-11-01).