U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB6502: College Financial Aid Clarity Act of 2025
Status: In committee, January 21, 2026
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.
What the bill says
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.
From the committee substitute text, January 21, 2026:
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. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the College Financial Aid Clarity Act of 2025 . SECTION 2. Financial aid offers (a) In general Part B of title I of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1011 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following: SECTION 124. Financial aid offers (a) Institutional requirements (1) In general Beginning on July 1, 2029, an institution of higher education that receives Federal financial assistance under this Act-- (A) shall-- (i) for all financial aid offers (including paper, or mobile-optimized or other electronic offers), include the information (including terminology) listed in subsection (c), and meet the requirements of paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (d), in compliance with the requirements published pursuant to subsection (b)(2); (ii) provide the supplemental content and disclosures described in paragraph (2); and (iii) for all communications from the institution related to financial aid offers (including the supplemental content and disclosures described in paragraph (2)), use the terminology referenced in subsection (c) in a consistent manner; and (B) in the case of an electronic financial aid offer that …
Sponsors
- Lisa McClain (R, HD-009) · primary sponsor
- Young Kim (R, HD-CA-40)
- Donald Norcross (D, HD-001)
- Eugene Vindman (D, HD-007)
Latest actions
- : Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 394.
- : Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-460.
- : Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 10.
- : Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- : Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Student aid and college costs, Education, Employment and training programs, Government lending and loan guarantees, Wages and earnings, Higher education, Government information and archives
Common questions
- What is HB6502?
- HB6502 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): College Financial Aid Clarity Act of 2025.
- What does HB6502 do?
- In its own words: 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.
- What is the status of HB6502?
- In committee as of January 21, 2026. Latest action: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 394. (January 21, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB6502?
- Lisa McClain (R, HD-009), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB6502?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6502
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