Home School Graduation Recognition Act
This bill amends the Higher Education Act to recognize home-schooled students as high school graduates for federal student aid eligibility. It changes the definition in Section 484(d) to state that a student completing secondary education in a home school setting treated as a home or private school under state law is considered a high school graduate. This directly affects home-schooled students seeking federal financial aid for college. The key provision is a new definition that removes prior barriers to eligibility based on educational setting, aligning federal recognition with state-level home school classifications.
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Jan 2026
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Introduced Jan 29, 2026
Last action Mar 11, 2026
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Mar 11, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Cassidy without amendment. Without written report.
upper
Feb 26, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
upper
Jan 29, 2026
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
upper
Jan 29, 2026
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
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1 primary · 5 co-sponsors
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