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HR 404 116th Congress House Education American Samoa Caribbean area Congressional oversight Education programs funding Employment and training programs Government lending and loan guarantees Government studies and investigations Guam Higher education Northern Mariana Islands Performance measurement Student aid and college costs U.S. territories and protectorates Virgin Islands

United States Territories College Access Act

Introduced: January 9, 2019 Introduced by: Plaskett, Stacey E. Democratic · Virgin Islands See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
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United States Territories College Access Act

This bill establishes a program to award grants that cover the difference between in-state and out-of-state tuition and fees for students who (1) are residents of outlying areas (i.e., American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the Virgin Islands); and (2) attend public institutions of higher education located in a state, the District of Columbia, or Puerto Rico.

What's happening now January 9, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 404: United States Territories College Access Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-404/
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"H.R. 404: United States Territories College Access Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-404/.
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H.R. 404, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-404/.
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