Student Financial Clarity Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6498 Reported in House (RH)] <DOC> Union Calendar No. 395 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6498 [Report No. 119-461] To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to increase transparency in college tuition for consumers, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 9, 2025 Mr. Guthrie (for himself, Mr. Onder, and Mrs. Trahan) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce January 21, 2026 Additional sponsors: Mr. Norcross and Mr. Vindman January 21, 2026 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on December 9, 2025] _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to increase transparency in college tuition for consumers, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Student Financial Clarity Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. TRANSPARENCY IN COLLEGE TUITION FOR CONSUMERS. (a) Amendment.--Section 132 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1015a) is amended by striking subsections (a) through (j) and inserting the following: ``(a) Definitions.--In this section: ``(1) College scorecard website.--The term `College Scorecard website' means the College Scorecard website required under subsection (b) and includes any successor website. ``(2) Cost of attendance.--The term `cost of attendance' has the meaning given such term in section 472(a). ``(3) Required costs.--The term `required costs' means the sum of all the items l