3.0.0 6502 2026-10-07T19:06:27Z 2026-10-07T19:06:27Z House H HR 2025-12-09 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6502 [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 207 (Tuesday, December 9, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. McCLAIN:H.R. 6502.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution[Page H5112]]]> hsed00 Education and Workforce Committee House Standing Reported By 2026-01-21T22:28:17Z Markup By 2025-12-11T21:10:57Z Referred To 2025-12-09T17:03:05Z H. Rept. 119-460 2026-01-21 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 394. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00394 2026-01-21 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-460. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and Workforce Committee 2026-01-21 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-460. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hsed00 Education and Workforce Committee 2025-12-11 hsed00 Education and Workforce Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 10. Committee 2025-12-11 hsed00 Education and Workforce Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held Committee 2025-12-09 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and Workforce Committee 2025-12-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2025-12-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001136 Rep. McClain, Lisa C. [R-MI-9] Lisa McClain R MI C. 9 N K000397 Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40] Young Kim R CA 40 2025-12-09 True N000188 Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] Donald Norcross D NJ 1 2025-12-10 False V000138 Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] Eugene Vindman D VA Simon 7 2025-12-17 False 2026-04-13T19:22:00Z H.R. 6502, College Financial Aid Clarity Act of 2025 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/62330 As reported by the House Committee on Education and Workforce on January 21, 2026 Education Employment and training programs 2026-01-14T19:59:50Z Government information and archives 2026-01-14T19:59:46Z Government lending and loan guarantees 2026-01-14T19:59:42Z Higher education 2026-01-14T19:59:32Z Student aid and college costs 2026-01-14T19:59:37Z Wages and earnings 2026-01-14T19:59:54Z Education 2025-12-11T14:28:16Z 07 2026-01-21 Reported to House 2026-04-09T20:20:06Z College Financial Aid Clarity Act of 2025

This bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to develop, and for institutions of higher education (IHEs) to use, a standardized, consumer-tested format for all financial aid offers.

Any financial aid offer must include specified details and disclosures, including (1) cost information (e.g., cost of attendance and net price); (2) disclosures related to loans (e.g., applicable interest rates); (3) information on student employment opportunities; and (4) next steps for accepting, adjusting, or declining financial aid.

Each IHE that participates in federal student aid programs must (1) include the required information for all financial aid offers (including paper, mobile, or electronic offers), (2) provide supplemental content and disclosures (e.g., requirements for renewing financial aid), and (3) use consistent terminology for all communications related to financial aid offers.

]]> College Financial Aid Clarity Act of 2025 Short Title(s) as Reported to House 102 College Financial Aid Clarity Act of 2025 2026-01-22T07:38:15Z H House Reported in House RH Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 College Financial Aid Clarity Act of 2025 2025-12-10T09:23:22Z Introduced in House IH Display Title 45 College Financial Aid Clarity Act of 2025 2025-12-10T09:23:22Z Official Title as Introduced 6 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the Secretary of Education to develop requirements for institutions of higher education on formatting financial aid offer forms, and for other purposes. 2025-12-10T09:18:15Z Introduced in House IH Reported in House 2026-01-21T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr6502rh/xml/BILLS-119hr6502rh.xml Introduced in House 2025-12-09T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr6502ih/xml/BILLS-119hr6502ih.xml 2026-01-21 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 394. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.