H.R. 6472 · 119th Congress
Territorial Student Access to Higher Education Act
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5 cosponsors · 3 D, 2 R
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- House Introduced Dec 4, 2025
- House Passed Mar 4, 2026 351–72
This bill requires public institutions of higher education that participate in federal student aid programs to charge no more than in-state tuition and fee rates to students who are residents of Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, or the U.S. Virgin Islands, provided they are also U.S. nationals.
What it does: CRS summary · Reported to House · Feb 11, 2026
Territorial Student Access to Higher Education Act
This bill requires public institutions of higher education that participate in federal student aid programs to charge no more than in-state tuition and fee rates to students who are residents of Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, or the U.S. Virgin Islands, provided they are also U.S. nationals.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
Votes to become law
About this bill and sources
Official title: Territorial Student Access to Higher Education Act
Latest action (Mar 9, 2026): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Policy area: Education · Origin: House · Introduced: Dec 4, 2025
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- House Introduced Dec 4, 2025
- House Passed Mar 4, 2026 351–72
Final vote · House · Mar 4, 2026
Passage (two-thirds required) — Passed. Vote details
Speaker of the House: Mike Johnson