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HR 5229 115th Congress House Education Higher education

Tuition Fairness for Citizens Act

Introduced: March 8, 2018 Introduced by: Perry, Scott Republican · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov
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Apr 30, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Mar 8, 2018
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 8, 2018
Introduced in House
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Tuition Fairness for Citizens Act

This bill amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to make aliens who are not lawfully present in the United States ineligible for postsecondary education benefits (e.g., in-state tuition) unless all U.S. citizens and nationals are eligible for the same benefit. Under current law, states are not permitted to give postsecondary education benefits to such aliens on the basis of residency, but are allowed to give such benefits based on other criteria. This bill eliminates the option to give such benefits based on any criteria if they are not available to all U.S. citizens and nationals.

In addition, the bill grants a private right of action to a person who is aggrieved by a violation of this requirement.

What's happening now April 30, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 3
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Babin, Brian
Texas · Mar 8, 2018
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Biggs, Andy
Arizona · Mar 8, 2018
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Harris, Andy
Maryland · Mar 8, 2018
Hice, Jody
· Mar 8, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5229: Tuition Fairness for Citizens Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5229/
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"H.R. 5229: Tuition Fairness for Citizens Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5229/.
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H.R. 5229, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5229/.
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