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HOUSE 6472119th CongressReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Territorial Student Access to Higher Education Act

Last Action
3/9/2026

Actions

  • 2026-03-09Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • 2026-03-04Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  • 2026-03-04On 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).
  • 2026-03-04Passed/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).
  • 2026-03-04Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2390-2391)
  • 2026-03-03At 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.
  • 2026-03-03DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6472.
  • 2026-03-03Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2366-2367; text: CR H2366)
  • 2026-03-03Mr. Walberg moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  • 2026-02-11Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 421.
  • 2026-02-11Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-495.
  • 2026-02-11Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-495.
  • 2025-12-11Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 32 - 1.
  • 2025-12-11Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  • 2025-12-04Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

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CRS Summary

As of 2026-02-11 (07)

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.

Cosponsors (5)

  • Aumua Amata Radewagen (R-AS)
  • Kimberlyn King-Hinds (R-MP)
  • Pablo Hernández (D-PR)
  • Stacey Plaskett (D-VI)
  • Salud Carbajal (D-CA)

Subjects

  • American Samoa
  • Caribbean area
  • Guam
  • Higher education
  • Northern Mariana Islands
  • Student aid and college costs
  • U.S. territories and protectorates
  • Virgin Islands
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