[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[H.R. 6392 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                 Union Calendar No. 419
119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6392

                          [Report No. 119-492]

  To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to recognize students who 
 have completed secondary school education in a home school setting as 
             high school graduates, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            December 3, 2025

Mr. Harris of North Carolina (for himself and Mrs. Miller of Illinois) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                        Education and Workforce

                           February 10, 2026

Additional sponsors: Mrs. Harshbarger, Mr. Steube, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Fine, 
 Mr. Kiley of California, Mr. Evans of Colorado, Mrs. Houchin, and Mr. 
                                McGuire

                           February 10, 2026

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
    [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on 
                           December 3, 2025]


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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to recognize students who 
 have completed secondary school education in a home school setting as 
             high school graduates, and for other purposes.


 


    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Home School Graduation Recognition 
Act''.

SEC. 2. RECOGNIZING HOME SCHOOL GRADUATES AS HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES.

    Section 484(d) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1091(d)) is amended--
            (1) in the heading of such subsection, by striking ``Who 
        Are Not High School Graduates'' and inserting ``From Non-
        Traditional Settings''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) High school graduate.--For purposes of this Act, a 
        student who has completed a secondary school education in a 
        home school setting that is treated as a home school or private 
        school under State law shall be considered a high school 
        graduate.''.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 419

119th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 6392

                          [Report No. 119-492]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

  To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to recognize students who 
 have completed secondary school education in a home school setting as 
             high school graduates, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           February 10, 2026

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed