S 3747 119th Congress Senate Education Elementary and secondary education

Home School Graduation Recognition Act

Introduced: February 25, 2026 Introduced by: Moody, Ashley Republican · Florida See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Mar 11, 2026

Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Cassidy without amendment. Without written report.

Mar 11, 2026

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 354.

Feb 26, 2026

Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

Jan 29, 2026

Introduced in Senate

Jan 29, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

What's happening now March 11, 2026

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 354.

Related & companion bills 1

Bill text 2 versions

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
Senate

Lobbying activity 2

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM
for ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM · Virginia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
for AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026

Cosponsors 5

Cassidy, Bill

Louisiana · Apr 20, 2026

Lee, Mike

Utah · Feb 26, 2026

Budd, Ted

North Carolina · Feb 25, 2026

Lummis, Cynthia M.

Wyoming · Feb 9, 2026

Banks, Jim

Indiana · Jan 29, 2026

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3747: Home School Graduation Recognition Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-3747/

MLA

"S. 3747: Home School Graduation Recognition Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-3747/.

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S. 3747, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-3747/.

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