H.R. 6472 · Passed House · Education

Territorial Student Access to Higher Education Act

Sponsor: James C. Moylan (R-GU)

What it does

• Require public institutions of higher education that participate in federal student aid programs to charge in-state tuition and fee rates to residents of Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, and U.S. Virgin Is
• Apply the in-state tuition requirement to students regardless of where they attend college in the United States.
• Condition the requirement on institutions' participation in federal student aid programs.

Official 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.

Latest action

Mar 9, 2026: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Committee: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions