HR 6472 United States House · 119th Congress

Territorial Student Access to Higher Education Act

Summary

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.

Issues: ✓ Education

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Dec 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2026

House Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

President

Introduced Dec 4, 2025 Last action Mar 9, 2026

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What changed between versions

Introduced in House → Engrossed in House · 2 edits · Mar 4, 2026

MINOR

The bill was given a short title (Territorial Student Access to Higher Education Act) and its core provision was expanded to cover not just tuition but also fees when requiring public universities to charge in-state rates to residents of U.S. territories. This broadens the financial protection for territorial students by extending the in-state rate guarantee beyond tuition to all institutional fees.

TECHNICAL

A short title was added: 'Territorial Student Access to Higher Education Act.'

SCOPE

The requirement that public institutions charge no more than in-state rates was expanded from covering only 'tuition' to covering 'tuition or fees,' broadening the financial protections for residents of Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Floor votes · House Mar 4, 2026

How they voted

351–72

Passed · 9 other

Total votes 432

Mar 4, 2026

D Democratic214

208 Yea 1 Nay 5

97% Yea

I Independent1

1 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican217

142 Yea 71 Nay 4

65% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Mar 9, 2026

Committee

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

upper

Mar 4, 2026

Introduced

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).

lower

Mar 4, 2026

Lower · Passed

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).

lower

Mar 3, 2026

Introduced

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

lower

Feb 11, 2026

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Dec 11, 2025

Introduced

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

lower

Dec 11, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

lower

Dec 4, 2025

Committee

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

lower

Dec 4, 2025

Introduced

Introduced in House

lower

1 primary · 5 co-sponsors