H.R. 5634

Summary

H.R. 5634, the Veterans Flight Training Responsibility Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Sep 30, 2025 by Rep. Thomas Kean (R) with 5 co-sponsors. It last saw action on May 14, 2026: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Voice Vote.

Record

Text

H.R. 5634 has 5 co-sponsors.

119 HR 5634 IH: Veterans Flight Training Responsibility Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-09-30
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 5634  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   September 30, 2025   Mr. Kean  (for himself and  Mr. McGarvey ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Veterans' Affairs    A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a limitation on the amount of entitlement to educational assistance payable for flight training under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Veterans Flight Training Responsibility Act of 2025  .
2.
Limitation on amount of entitlement to educational assistance payable for flight training under Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of Department of Veterans Affairs
(a)
In general
Section 3313 of title 38, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
in subsection (g)(3)(C), by striking  In the case  and inserting  Subject to the limitation under subsection (m), in the case ; and
(2)
by adding at the end the following new subsection:
(m)
Limitation on use of entitlement for flight training
(1)
Limitation
Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the maximum total amount payable under this chapter for flight training fees in the case of an individual pursuing a program of a flight training offered by a public institution of higher learning is $100,000, as increased under paragraph (2).
(2)
Annual percentage increase
With respect to any fiscal year, the Secretary shall provide a percentage increase (rounded to the nearest dollar) in the maximum amount of payable under paragraph (1), equal to the percentage by which—
(A)
the Consumer Price Index (all items, United States city average) for the 12-month period ending on the June 30 preceding the beginning of the fiscal year for which the increase is made, exceeds
(B)
the Consumer Price Index for the 12-month period preceding the 12-month period described in subparagraph (A).
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(b)
Applicability
The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to an individual who first pursues a program of flight training on or after August 1, 2026.

Tracker

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To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a limitation on the amount of entitlement to educational assistance payable for flight training under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Sponsors

Rep. Thomas Kean (R) sponsors H.R. 5634, and 5 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Thomas Kean

Rep. · R–NJ-7 · Sponsor

Introduced Sep 30, 2025

Morgan McGarvey

Rep. · D–KY-3 · Co-sponsor

Joined Sep 30, 2025 · Original

Eugene Vindman

Rep. · D–VA-7 · Co-sponsor

Joined Oct 10, 2025

Eleanor Norton

Rep. · D–DC-0 · Co-sponsor

Joined Oct 24, 2025

Deborah Ross

Rep. · D–NC-2 · Co-sponsor

Joined Oct 28, 2025

Donald Davis

Rep. · D–NC-1 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 13, 2026

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Committees

H.R. 5634 went before 2 committees: Veterans' Affairs and Economic Opportunity Subcommittee.

Veterans' Affairs

Veterans' Affairs

Markup By · May 14, 2026 · 285 Bills

Economic Opportunity Subcommittee

Economic Opportunity Subcommittee

Reported by · Feb 24, 2026 · 65 Bills

Actions

H.R. 5634 has taken 8 actions since Sep 30, 2025, the latest on May 14, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 5634 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 5634 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Veterans Flight Training Responsibility Act of 2025 — Display Title
• Veterans Flight Training Responsibility Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a limitation on the amount of entitlement to educational assistance payable for flight training under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs. — Official Title as Introduced

Cost estimate

The Congressional Budget Office has filed 1 estimate for H.R. 5634, the latest on Jun 11, 2026.

• H.R. 5634, Veterans Flight Training Responsibility Act of 2026 — 2026-06-11As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on May 14, 2026

Lobbying

7 clients hired 7 firms and 22 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 5634 in 12 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 Veterans, Aviation/Airlines/Airports, Defense, Education, Budget/Appropriations, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Government Issues, Health Issues.

Clients

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

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 22.

Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 5634 under Armed Forces and National Security, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 4 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 5634’s is Armed Forces and National Security.

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 5634 carries 4 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Aviation and airports to Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 5634, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 160 (Tuesday, September 30, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. KEAN:H.R. 5634.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution[Page H4510]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com