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HR 6472 · in committee · significant

Territorial Student Access to Higher Education Act

What this bill does

  • Public colleges receiving federal student aid must charge in-state tuition rates to students from U.S. territories.
  • Students from Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, and U.S. Virgin Islands who are U.S. nationals are affected.
  • The requirement applies to institutions participating in federal student aid programs with no specified implementation cost or timeline.

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  1. 01

    How would requiring colleges to offer in-state tuition to territory students affect enrollment from those regions and overall college affordability there?

  2. 02

    What costs would public colleges face from this tuition requirement, and should the federal government help offset those expenses?

  3. 03

    Why do territorial students currently pay out-of-state rates despite being U.S. nationals, and does geography alone justify that difference?

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James C. Moylan

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Introduced 2026-03-09

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2026-03-09 · senate · IntroReferral

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

  2. 2026-03-04 · house · Floor

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  3. 2026-03-04 · house · Floor

    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).

  4. 2026-03-04 · Floor

    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).

  5. 2026-03-04 · house · Floor

    Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2390-2391)

  6. 2026-03-03 · house · Floor

    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.

  7. 2026-03-03 · house · Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6472.

  8. 2026-03-03 · house · Floor

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2366-2367; text: CR H2366)

  9. 2026-03-03 · house · Floor

    Mr. Walberg moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

  10. 2026-02-11 · house · Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 421.

  11. 2026-02-11 · house · Committee

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-495.

  12. 2026-02-11 · Committee

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-495.

  13. 2025-12-11 · house · Committee

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 32 - 1.

  14. 2025-12-11 · house · Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  15. 2025-12-04 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

  16. 2025-12-04 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  17. 2025-12-04 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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