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HR 2142 112th Congress House

Northern Mariana Islands College Access Act of 2011

Official title: To establish a program that enables college-bound residents of the Northern Mariana Islands to have greater choices among institutions of higher education, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 3, 2011 See on congress.gov
Education Congressional oversightEducation programs fundingHigher educationNorthern Mariana Islands
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Student aid and college costsU.S. territories and protectorates
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Sep 8, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Jun 3, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Jun 3, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 8, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Northern Mariana Islands College Access Act of 2011 - Directs the Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands to use federal funds authorized by this Act to award grants to public four-year institutions of higher education (IHEs) located in the states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, or Guam to cover the difference between the in-state and out-of-state tuition and fees for students who have: (1) been domiciled in the Northern Mariana Islands for at least the 12 months preceding their enrollment in the IHE; and (2) received on or after January 1, 2008, a secondary school diploma or its equivalent while domiciled there.

Requires the Comptroller General to monitor the progam's effectiveness in expanding educational opportunities for such students.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1
BACA, JOE
· Jun 3, 2011
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 3, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2142: Northern Mariana Islands College Access Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2142/
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"H.R. 2142: Northern Mariana Islands College Access Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2142/.
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