Requires the Education Department to publish college cost, financial aid, debt, and earnings data by program of study on the College Scorecard website and to build a Universal Net Price Calculator that estimates a student's own cost.

Official title: Student Financial Clarity Act of 2025

Next stop House floor: awaiting a vote

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House

Introduced 09-DEC-2025

Referred 09-DEC-2025

Approved by committee 11-DEC-2025

Reported 21-JAN-2026

On the calendar 21-JAN-2026

Key points

Requires the Department to post tuition, required costs, grant aid, net price, debt, and graduate earnings for each institution and program of study, updated annually and broken out by income, race, and other student characteristics.
Creates a Universal Net Price Calculator that estimates a student's total cost after grant aid, and requires colleges receiving federal student aid to post a net price calculator on their own websites within two years.
Renames the College Navigator website as the College Scorecard and repeals the Early Estimator Tool.
Takes effect July 1, 2027, and applies beginning with award year 2027-2028.

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Official CRS summary

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Committee referrals (1)

Policy area

Education

Sponsor Brett Guthrie (R-KY) Cosponsors · 4

■ 3 D■ 1 R

3 Democrats

1 Republican

congress.gov page Reported in House (21-JAN-2026) Introduced in House (09-DEC-2025)