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H.R. 6498119th CongressPlaced on the calendarLatest action Jan 21, 2026Decoded by AI · checked against the record
Official title: Student Financial Clarity Act of 2025
Introduced:
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A 2025 bill would require detailed, program-specific college cost and outcome data starting in the 2027-2028 school year.
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The Student Financial Clarity Act of 2025 requires the Department of Education to overhaul the College Scorecard website to show program-specific data like acceptance rates, debt loads, and graduate earnings, broken down by student characteristics such as income, race, sex, disability status, and residency. It also creates a "Universal Net Price Calculator" giving customized cost estimates by college and program, and formally defines "program of study" for consistent comparisons.
This affects prospective and current college students and their families, plus colleges participating in federal financial aid programs, which face new reporting requirements. The Department of Education gains added responsibility to build and maintain these tools.
Colleges will need to comply with new data disclosure and calculator requirements, and the Department of Education must build new systems, with changes not taking effect until the 2027-2028 school year.
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Right now: it was placed on the House floor calendar, 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.