S. 3747 – Home School Graduation Recognition Act

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The Home School Graduation Recognition Act changes federal law so that students who complete high school through homeschooling are treated as high‑school graduates for the purposes of the Higher Education Act. This lets them qualify for college admissions and federal student aid the same way as graduates from traditional schools. The bill mainly affects homeschooled students and the colleges that evaluate their credentials.

Key Provisions

Amends the Higher Education Act’s definition of “high school graduate” to include students who finish secondary education in a home‑school setting that is recognized as a home or private school under state law.
Changes the subsection heading from “Who Are Not High School Graduates” to “From Non‑Traditional Settings.”

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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 354.

March 11, 2026

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Introduced in Senate

January 29, 2026

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

January 29, 2026

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Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

February 26, 2026

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Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Cassidy without amendment. Without written report.

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

March 11, 2026

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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 354.

March 11, 2026

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Calendar No. 354

119th CONGRESS

2d Session

S. 3747

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

January 29, 2026

Mrs. Moody (for herself, Mr. Banks, Ms. Lummis, Mr. Budd, and Mr. Lee) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

March 11, 2026

Reported by Mr. Cassidy, without amendment

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.

1.

Short title

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

2.

Recognizing Home 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 title, 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.

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March 11, 2026

Reported without amendment