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H.R. 5588 117th Congress House

Net Price Calculator Improvement Act

Official title: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to make technical improvements to the Net Price Calculator system so that prospective students may have a more accura… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to make technical improvements to the Net Price Calculator system so that prospective students may have a more accurate understanding of the true cost of college.

Introduced: October 15, 2021 Introduced by: Brett Guthrie Republican · Kentucky See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Oct 15, 2021
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 Latest action October 15, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Net Price Calculator Improvement Act

This bill establishes requirements concerning the information that must be provided to prospective students about the cost of attendance at an institution of higher education (IHE). Specifically, the bill establishes the minimum requirements for the net price calculator that an IHE must include on its website. An IHE's net price is the average yearly price actually charged to first-time, full-time undergraduate students receiving student aid at the IHE after deducting such aid.

The bill also authorizes the Department of Education to develop a universal net price calculator that enables users to answer one set of questions and receive net prices for several IHEs and compare those prices.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 1448 Identical bill Net Price Calculator Improvement Act
  • HR 1214 Reintroduced Bill Net Price Calculator Improvement Act
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Trahan, Lori
Massachusetts · Oct 15, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5588: Net Price Calculator Improvement Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5588/
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"H.R. 5588: Net Price Calculator Improvement Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5588/.
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