S 3747 United States Senate · 119th Congress

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.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
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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.
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Feb 26, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
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Jan 29, 2026
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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Jan 29, 2026
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1 primary · 5 co-sponsors

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