This bill has advanced since we wrote our summary.
Current stage on Congress.gov: Reported to Senate.
Homeschooled students sometimes hit bureaucratic roadblocks when applying for federal financial aid because the system doesn't always recognize their education as equivalent to a high school diploma. This bill would fix that by amending the Higher Education Act to officially count students who completed homeschooling — in a setting treated as a home school or private school under their state's law — as high school graduates for purposes of federal student aid eligibility.
Congressional Summary
This bill clarifies that students who complete their secondary education in a home school setting recognized under state law are high school graduates for purposes of eligibility for federal student aid.
Legislative Subjects
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- Senate
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 354.
- Action Date
- 2026-03-11
- Date Added
- 2026-04-06
- Source
- Congress.gov →
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