COMPASS Act

Pat Harrigan

Republican · NC · Representative

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• Joe Wilson (R-SC-2)· 2026-06-23

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

2026-06-18

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Military members who homeschool their children would receive certain legal protections and relief under this proposal, similar to protections already available to service members in other areas of life. The changes would help ensure that military families aren't penalized or face unnecessary legal complications when they choose homeschooling as an educational option for their dependents. The bill is currently being reviewed by the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 9351 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9351 To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide relief for members of the uniformed services who homeschool their dependent children, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 18, 2026 Mr. Harrigan introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide relief for members of the uniformed services who homeschool their dependent children, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Continuity of Military Parents' Academic Schooling and State Standards Act of 2026'' or the ``COMPASS Act''. SEC. 2. PURPOSES. The purposes of this Act are-- (1) to ensure uninterrupted educational continuity for military-connected students; (2) to reduce administrative and legal burdens caused by frequent relocations; (3) to prevent conflicting State homeschooling requirements from penalizing military families; (4) to support family stability and readiness of servicemembers (as defined in section 101 of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. 3911)) during transitions; and (5) to align homeschooling treatment more closely with existing protections tied to domicile and legal residence afforded to military families under Federal law. SEC. 3. TREATMENT OF COMPULSORY EDUCATION AND HOMESCHOOLING LAWS OF STATES UNDER SERVICEMEMBERS CIVIL RELIEF ACT. (a) In General.--Title VII of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. 4021 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: ``SEC. 708. COMPULSORY EDUCATION AND HOMESCHOOLING LAWS OF STATES. ``(a) In General.--A dependent child of a servicemember who is educated at home and is covered by military orders for a permanent change of station to a location shall be considered in compliance with all compulsory education and homeschooling provisions of law of the State of the location, if such dependent child is in compliance with all the compulsory education and homeschooling provisions of law of such State or the State of the legal residence of the servicemember. ``(b) Definition of Child.--In this section, the term `child' has the meaning given such term in section 101 of title 38, United States Code.''. (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of such Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 707 the following new item: ``Sec. 708. Compulsory education and homeschooling laws of States.''. <all>

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