{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://mcclain.house.gov/2025/12/chairwoman-mcclain-s-bill-to-ensure-college-cost-transparency-passes-out-of-committee", "Chairwoman McClain\u2019s Bill to Ensure College Cost Transparency Passes Out of Committee", "2025-12-11", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "House", "MI", "Lisa C. McClain", "M001136", "mcclain.house.gov", "mcclain", "https://mcclain.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON\u2014Today, the House Committee on Education and Workforce advanced the College Financial Aid Clarity Act, legislation led by House Republican Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) to ensure students and families receive clear, honest, and easy-to-understand financial aid information before making decisions about college.\n\n\u201cRight now, students are receiving financial aid offers that bury the true price of attendance in misleading information or fine print. The College Financial Aid Clarity Act fixes that by requiring colleges to present financial aid information clearly, consistently, and honestly. I\u2019m proud to see this commonsense bill move forward,\u201d Chairwoman McClain said.\n\nThe College Financial Aid Clarity Act will:\n\nRequire the U.S. Department of Education to develop a standardized, consumer-tested format for all college financial aid offers.\n\nMandate all institutions receiving federal funds to use this transparent format starting July 1, 2029.\n\nEnsure plain-language, consistent terminology across all schools, with clear separation of:\n\nGrants and scholarships vs. loans\n\nRequired program costs vs. optional cost-of-attendance items\n\nSubsidized vs. unsubsidized loan types\n\nRequire disclosures of interest rates, fees, work-study eligibility, and annual/total net price.\n\nProvide families with clear instructions for accepting, declining, or adjusting aid\u2014without allowing institutions to treat electronic confirmations as acceptance.\n\nAlign cost-of-attendance definitions with program-specific metrics and strengthen compliance in institutions\u2019 federal program participation agreements.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://mcclain.house.gov/2025/12/chairwoman-mcclain-s-bill-to-ensure-college-cost-transparency-passes-out-of-committee"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 3.431078977882862, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}