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H.R. 6472 119th Congress House

Territorial Student Access to Higher Education Act

Official title: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for in-state tuition rates for certain residents of Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for in-state tuition rates for certain residents of Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, and the United States Virgin Islands, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 4, 2025 Introduced by: James C. Moylan Republican · Guam See on congress.gov
Education American SamoaCaribbean areaGuamHigher education
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Northern Mariana IslandsStudent aid and college costsU.S. territories and protectoratesVirgin Islands
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 Everywhere this bill has been 14 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 9, 2026
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Mar 4, 2026
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 351 - 72 (Roll no. 82).
Mar 4, 2026
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Mar 4, 2026
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2390-2391)
Mar 3, 2026
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
Mar 3, 2026
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6472.
Mar 3, 2026
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2366-2367; text: CR H2366)
Mar 3, 2026
Mr. Walberg moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Feb 11, 2026
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-495.
Feb 11, 2026
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 421.
Dec 11, 2025
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 32 - 1.
Dec 11, 2025
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Dec 4, 2025
Introduced in House
Dec 4, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
 Votes taken on this bill 1
DateChamberWhat was voted onResultYes–No
Mar 4, 2026 House · vote #82 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended Passed 351–72 See who voted →
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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Territorial Student Access to Higher Education Act

This bill requires public institutions of higher education that participate in federal student aid programs to charge no more than in-state tuition and fee rates to students who are residents of Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, or the U.S. Virgin Islands, provided they are also U.S. nationals.

 Hearings & markups 1
 Bill text 4 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Lobbying activity 5

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 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 3 Republican 2
D
Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Feb 11, 2026
 D
Hernández, Pablo Jose
Puerto Rico · Dec 4, 2025
 R
King-Hinds, Kimberlyn
Northern Mariana Islands · Dec 4, 2025
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Plaskett, Stacey E.
Virgin Islands · Dec 4, 2025
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Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman
American Samoa · Dec 4, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6472: Territorial Student Access to Higher Education Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-6472/
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"H.R. 6472: Territorial Student Access to Higher Education Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-6472/.
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H.R. 6472, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-6472/.
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