House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Passed House
Home School Graduation Recognition Act
Official title: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to recognize students who have completed secondary school education in a home school setting as high school graduates, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Mark Harris R-NCWhere it went
- IntroducedDec 3, 2025
- Committee actionDec 11, 2025
- Passed HouseMar 3, 2026 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 17, 2026 — Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 358.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6392.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 6392, Home School Graduation Recognition Act” on February 13, 2026. CBO’s description reads “As reported by the House Committee on Education and Workforce on February 10, 2026”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, February 13, 2026 ↗
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- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/62119
- CBO publication date
- February 13, 2026
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6392, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/6392
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 11, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 119-492 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Education and Workforce Committee on February 10, 2026.Source: Congress.gov, reported February 10, 2026 ↗
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- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/119/HRPT/492
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6392, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/6392
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 11, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. HARRIS of North Carolina, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 202, December 3, 2025, Page H5026):Article 1, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record December 3, 2025 ↗
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- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6392, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/6392
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 11, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
9 cosponsors — 8 Republicans, 1 independent
0 of 9 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Gabe Evans (R-CO), Randy Fine (R-FL), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Diana Harshbarger (R-TN), Erin Houchin (R-IN), Kevin Kiley (I-CA), John McGuire (R-VA), Mary Miller (R-IL), W. Steube (R-FL).
More from the sponsor
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- H.R. 2501 (119th) Free Speech Fairness Act
Related bills
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Sponsor’s state and district
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