Kean and McGarvey Introduce Bill to Expedite Flight Training for Veterans

(October 2, 2025) WASHINGTON, D.C. - This week, Representatives Tom Kean, Jr. (NJ-07) and Morgan McGarvey (KY-03) introduced the Veterans Flight Training Responsibility Act of 2025, bipartisan legislation to expedite the flight training process for veterans by removing the one-year requirement for accessing their GI Bill benefits. Currently, under the GI Bill, a student can only take out $26,000 during an academic year, so once those funds run out, students are forced to wait until the next academic year to resume their flight training or pay costly out-of-pocket tuition fees.

Congressman Kean said, "Too many student veterans exhaust their GI Bill benefits too quickly and are forced to either pay out-of-pocket or put their training on hold until the next academic year. The Veterans Flight Training Responsibility Act fixes that problem by allowing veterans to complete their flight training without costly delays or financial roadblocks. I am pleased to reintroduce this commonsense legislation with Rep. McGarvey to give our veterans the support they have earned and help them launch successful aviation careers after serving in our nation's military."

Congressman McGarvey said, "The cost of educational training should never be a barrier for anyone ready to take the next step in their career - especially our nation's veterans, who have already sacrificed so much. This bill honors their service by giving veterans the flexibility to use their hard-earned benefits in ways that support their career goals, without being unfairly priced out or timed out in the process."

More specifically, this bill would:

• Cap the flight training fees to $100,000 for public flight training institutions.
• Allow student veterans to use their GI Bill throughout the whole year, instead of taking time off or paying out-of-pocket.

Read more about the bill HERE.

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