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HR 6472 · 119th Congress · HouseIn committee

Territorial Student Access to Higher Education Act

In plain language: Public colleges and universities that receive federal funding would be required to offer in-state tuition and fee rates to residents of Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Eligible students who are U.S. nationals would pay the same lower rates as residents of the state where the school is located rather than higher out-of-state prices. Colleges must comply with this rule to continue participating in federal financial aid programs.

Provisional: our plain-language summary, pending review.

Provisionalunreviewed: impact, provisions, stakeholders, summary
People affected—not determinable from the text provided; applies to U.S. national residents of Guam, CNMI, American Samoa, and the U.S. Virgin Islands attending eligible public higher education institutions
Fiscal magnitude—not determinable from the text provided; the bill restricts tuition rates charged by public institutions but specifies no direct appropriations or dollar amounts
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Issues

What this bill touches.

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Who it affects

Who it helps · who it burdens.

Who it helps

  • College students from specified U.S. territoriesEligible students who reside in Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, or the U.S. Virgin Islands are entitled to pay in-state tuition and fee rates rather than higher out-of-state rates at public colleges and universities receiving federal higher education aid (Sec. 2(a)).provisional

Who it burdens

  • Public colleges and universitiesMust charge in-state tuition and fee rates to qualifying residents of specified U.S. territories, and are required to comply with this restriction as a condition of participating in federal student financial aid programs (Sec. 2(a), Sec. 2(b)).provisional

Dollar-level funding (FEC sector totals) is coming in a later phase.

What it does

The provisions, in plain language.

  1. Prohibits public colleges and universities that receive federal higher education aid from charging tuition and fees higher than in-state rates to U.S. nationals who reside in American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, or the U.S. Virgin Islands.

    Sec. 2(a)provisional

  2. Requires colleges and universities to comply with the territorial in-state tuition rule as a condition of participating in federal student financial aid programs.

    Sec. 2(b)provisional

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Timeline

How it moved.

  1. Mar 9, 2026Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  2. Mar 4, 2026Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  3. Mar 4, 2026On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 351 - 72 (Roll no. 82).
  4. Mar 4, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 351 - 72 (Roll no. 82).
  5. Feb 11, 2026Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-495.
  6. Feb 11, 2026Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-495.
  7. Dec 11, 2025Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 32 - 1.
  8. Dec 4, 2025Introduced in House
  9. Dec 4, 2025Introduced in House

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