119th Congress · introduced in the House · Dec 3, 2025
Home School Graduation Recognition Act
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Latest action (Mar 17, 2026): Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 358.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Reported to House (Feb 10, 2026)
Home School Graduation Recognition Act
This bill clarifies that students who complete their secondary education in a home school setting recognized under state law are high school graduates for purposes of eligibility for federal student aid.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 358.
Received in the Senate.
Mr. Walberg asked unanimous consent that the Clerk be directed to make the correction to the engrossment of H.R. 6392 that has been placed at the desk. Agreed to without objection.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2364-2365)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2364-2365)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6392.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2364-2366)
Mr. Walberg moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 419.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-492.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-492.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 33 - 0.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Introduced in House
Elementary and secondary education
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AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Education
$420,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Strengthen Higher Education, Accreditation related issues H.R.8476, No Antisemitism in Education Act of 2026 S.1558, Understanding the True Cost of College Act H.R.6392/S.3747, Home School Graduation Recognition Act Career and Technical Education related issues Higher Education negotiated rulemaking generally, including on Pub…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Education
$410,000
Spent on own lobbying
…S.3589, Respond, Innovate, Succeed, and Empower Act (RISE Act) Students Not Profits Act (not yet introduced) S.1558, Understanding the True Cost of College Act H.R.6392/S.3747, Home School Graduation Recognition Act Career-Tech Education, Experiment learning H.R. 7340, Rebuild Americas Schools Act Career and Technical Educatio…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM · lobbying firm or registrant: ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
$20,000
Spent on own lobbying
…aid funding for gender transition procedures for minors, all provisions. H.R.6170/S.3285, ADOPT Act, criminalizing unlawful adoption practices, all provisions. H.R.6392/S.3747, Home School Graduation Recognition Act, recognizing students who have completed secondary school education in a home school setting as high school grad…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Education
$490,000
Spent on own lobbying
…58, Understanding the True Cost of College Act Unionization of higher education faculty and staff, generally Accreditation for institutions of higher education H.R.6392/S.3747, Home School Graduation Recognition Act Congressional Review Act disapproval resolution relating to Public Service Loan Forgiveness regulations Career-T…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EDUCATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EDUCATION
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Education
$77,042
Spent on own lobbying
…rents Succeed Act H.R. 4054 Accreditation Choice and Innovation Act H.R. 433 Department of Education Protection Act H.R. 2003 Affordable Loans for Students Act H.R. 6392 Home School Graduation Recognition Act H.R. 6472 Territorial Student Access to Higher Education Act H.R. 6498 Student Financial Clarity Act H.R. 6502 College F…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EDUCATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EDUCATION
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · amended · posted Jan 28, 2026 · issue area: Education
$33,817
Spent on own lobbying
…rents Succeed Act H.R. 4054 Accreditation Choice and Innovation Act H.R. 433 Department of Education Protection Act H.R. 2003 Affordable Loans for Students Act H.R. 6392 Home School Graduation Recognition Act H.R. 6472 Territorial Student Access to Higher Education Act H.R. 6498 Student Financial Clarity Act H.R. 6502 College F…
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