College Financial Aid Clarity Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6502 Reported in House (RH)] <DOC> Union Calendar No. 394 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6502 [Report No. 119-460] 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. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 9, 2025 Mrs. McClain (for herself and Mrs. Kim) 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 December 9, 2025] _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL 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. 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 ``College Financial Aid Clarity Act of 2025''. SEC. 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: ``SEC. 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-optimi