H.R. 1090

119th CONGRESS 1st Session

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require certain institutions of higher education to provide notice of tuition levels for students.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES · February 6, 2025 · Sponsor: Ms. Perez · Committee: Committee on Education and Workforce

Table of contents

• H.R. 1090
  • SEC. 1. Short title
  • SEC. 2. Notice of tuition levels

SEC. 1. Short title

• This Act may be cited as the Truth in Tuition Act of 2025.

SEC. 2. Notice of tuition levels

• (a) Amendment
  • Section 487(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 () is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 20 U.S.C. 1094(a)
    • (30)
      • The institution will provide to each student admitted to an undergraduate or graduate program—
        • (i) a multi-year tuition and fee schedule; or
        • (ii) a single-year tuition and fee schedule, and a nonbinding, multi-year estimate of net costs after all financial aid is awarded, assuming constant family and student income, assets, and relevant circumstances.
      • Multi-year schedules and estimates required by —
        • (i) may include a percentage or dollar increase or decrease of any size the institution determines to be appropriate from one year to the next; and
        • (ii) shall indicate, on a year-by-year basis, costs for the normal duration of such student's undergraduate or graduate program.
      • Institutions that elect a single-year tuition and fee schedule under shall include with each multi-year estimate provided under such subparagraph the average deviation, in percentage terms, between previous year estimates and actual net costs for students at their institution.
      • The Secretary shall waive the requirements of if the institution demonstrates to the Secretary that the requirements of are not practicable because of the occurrence of one or more events causing the institution severe economic distress, dramatic reduction of State or Federal aid, or any other circumstance determined to be appropriate by the Secretary.
• (b) Effective date
  • The amendment made by shall be effective on the date that is 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act.