Bill would give territory students in-state tuition nationwide
Passed one chamberH.R. 6472Latest action
Sponsor: James C. Moylan · Delegate · GU
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Official title: Territorial Student Access to Higher Education Act
119th Congress
Topics: Education
Introduced:
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Public colleges receiving federal aid funds would have to charge students from Guam, CNMI, American Samoa, and the U.S. Virgin Islands in-state tuition.
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What does this do?
This bill requires public colleges and universities that receive federal funding under the Higher Education Act to charge students from Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, and the U.S. Virgin Islands the same tuition rate as in-state residents. Students would qualify if they are residents of one of these territories and U.S. nationals. Compliance would be built into schools' standard participation agreements with the Department of Education.
Who does it affect?
Residents of Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, and the U.S. Virgin Islands seeking higher education outside their territory, and public universities across the U.S. that accept federal student aid.
Why does it matter?
Many territory residents have limited local college options and currently pay out-of-state or international tuition rates elsewhere. Schools would need to adjust tuition policies and billing systems, and state institutions could see changes in tuition revenue from these students.
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Where does it stand?
- IntroducedDec 4, 2025
- House committee
- House vote
- SenateYou are here · Mar 9, 2026
- The president's desk
Right now: it passed the House, and the official record shows nothing new since. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the president.
Latest action: — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Recorded votes
Roll-call votes recorded since January 3, 2025.
House · · Roll call 82
As recorded
- Question
- On Motion to and Pass, as Amended
- Result:
- Passed
- 351
- Nay
- 72
- 0
- 9
Republicans 143 yes, 71 no, 4 not voting · Democrats 208 yes, 1 no, 5 not voting
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