HR 6472
Passed a chamber
Requires public colleges that receive federal higher education aid to charge U.S. nationals who live in Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, or the U.S. Virgin Islands no more than the in-state tuition rate.
Official title: Territorial Student Access to Higher Education Act
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced
04-DEC-2025
Referred
04-DEC-2025
Approved by committee
11-DEC-2025
Reported
11-FEB-2026
On the calendar
11-FEB-2026
Passed
04-MAR-2026
Senate
Received
09-MAR-2026
- Applies to public institutions of higher education that receive assistance under the Higher Education Act of 1965.
- Covers individuals who live in Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, or the U.S. Virgin Islands and are U.S. nationals.
- Bars these institutions from charging covered individuals tuition or fees above the rate for residents of the state where the institution is located.
- Adds compliance with this requirement to the program participation agreement that institutions sign under section 487(a) of the Act.
Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Reported to House" (11-FEB-2026); the text has changed since (Engrossed in House, 04-MAR-2026).
CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.govEducation
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