Territorial Student Access to Higher Education Act
Passed HouseEducation
IntroducedDec 4, 2025
Passed HouseMar 4, 2026
Passed SenateNot yet
To PresidentNot yet
Became lawNot yet
Where it stands
Passed House. Latest step, Mar 9, 2026: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. The House passed it 351–72.All 4 of Iowa's representatives voted yes in the House. It would change 2 sections of existing law.
How this bill changes the law
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H.R. 6472 would change 2 sections of existing law. Read from the bill text as sent to the Senate (Mar 9, 2026).
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H.R. 6472Bill
Sec. 2(a)In-State tuition rates1 change
Sec. 2(b)Program participation agreement1 change
20 U.S.C. 1015Improvements in market information and public accountability in higher education
(a)Improved data collection
(b)Data dissemination
(c)Study
(d)Promotion of the Department of Education Federal student financial aid website
(e)Enhanced student financial aid information
(f)Improved availability and coordination of information concerning student financial aid programs for military members and veterans
(g)Promotion of availability of information concerning other student financial aid programs
(h)No user fees for Department financial aid websites
135A. In-State tuition rates for certain residents of Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, and the United States Virgin Islands.—(a) In general.— A public institution of higher education that receives assistance under this Act shall not charge a covered individual tuition or fees for attendance at such institution at a rate that is greater than the rate charged for residents of the State in which such institution is located.(b) Covered individual.— In this section, the term covered individual means an individual who—(1) is a resident of Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, or the United States Virgin Islands; and(2) is a national of the United States (as such term is defined in section 101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a))).
The bill says: Part C of title I of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1015 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 135 the following:
From the bill's official text on GovInfo and the U.S. Code, 2024 edition, which may not yet show changes made since.
What it does
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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.
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service (Reported to House, Feb 11, 2026).
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What has happened
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Mar 4, 2026Passed/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). Roll call recordLibrary of Congress
Feb 11, 2026Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-495.Library of Congress