College Scorecard would list net price, debt and graduate earnings for every federal-aid college
Placed on the calendarH.R. 6498Latest action
Sponsor: Brett Guthrie · Representative · KY
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Official title: Student Financial Clarity Act of 2025
119th Congress
Topics: Education
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Colleges taking federal aid would have costs, debt and earnings posted on College Scorecard, and each would need a net price calculator within two years of the tool's release.
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What does this do?
The bill requires the Department of Education to post detailed cost, borrowing, repayment and earnings data on the College Scorecard website for every college that takes federal student aid. It also requires the Department to build a single Universal Net Price Calculator that gives students a yearly and total cost estimate. The older College Navigator site would be folded into the Scorecard, and a separate "early estimator" tool would be eliminated.
Who does it affect?
Prospective and current college students and their families, and colleges and universities, which would face new reporting and website requirements. The Department of Education would carry out most of the work.
Why does it matter?
Colleges would have to post a net price calculator on their own websites, either the government's version or one with at least the same data, within two years of the tool's release. The bill does not change how much aid anyone receives or how much colleges charge.
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Based on the “Reported in House” text of Jan 21, 2026.
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Where does it stand?
- IntroducedDec 9, 2025
- House committee
- House voteYou are here · Jan 21, 2026
- Senate
- The president's desk
Right now: it was placed on the , and the official record shows no floor action on it since. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the president.
Latest action: — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 395.