HR 6392 United States House · 119th Congress

Home School Graduation Recognition Act

Summary

Home School Graduation Recognition Act 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.

Issues: ✓ Education

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Dec 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2026

House Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

President

Introduced Dec 3, 2025 Last action Mar 17, 2026

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What changed between versions

Introduced in House → Engrossed in House · 2 edits · Mar 3, 2026

MINOR

The Engrossed version narrows the scope of home school graduate recognition from applying across the entire Higher Education Act of 1965 to only Title IV of that Act (which governs student financial aid). The section heading was also slightly clarified to explicitly state 'as high school graduates.' This matters because it limits where home school graduates will be treated as equivalent to traditional high school graduates.

Scope change

The recognition of home school graduates as high school graduates is now limited to Title IV of the Higher Education Act (financial aid) rather than applying across the entire act.

SCOPE

Changed 'For purposes of this Act' to 'For purposes of this title,' narrowing the recognition of home school graduates as high school graduates from the entire Higher Education Act of 1965 to only Title IV (student financial aid provisions).

TECHNICAL

Section heading changed from 'Recognizing Home School Graduates' to 'Recognizing home school graduates as high school graduates' for greater clarity.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

Amendments

Mar 3, 2026

Introduced

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2364-2365)

lower

Mar 3, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2364-2365)

lower

Mar 3, 2026

Introduced

Mr. Walberg moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

lower

Feb 10, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-492.

lower

Dec 11, 2025

Introduced

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 33 - 0.

lower

Dec 11, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

lower

Dec 3, 2025

Committee

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

lower

Dec 3, 2025

Introduced

Introduced in House

lower

1 primary · 9 co-sponsors