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hr 6472 · 119th Congress · House

Territorial Student Access to Higher Education Act

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The Territorial Student Access to Higher Education Act aims to provide in-state tuition rates for residents of U.S. territories at public institutions receiving federal assistance. The bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to ensure these residents are not charged more than in-state students. It defines eligibility and mandates compliance for participating institutions.

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5 current · 5 total
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17
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Recorded vote · House roll call 82 · 2026-03-04
351 Yea · 72 Nay · 0 Present · 9 Not voting — Passed
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14271 (Yea–Nay)
D
2081 (Yea–Nay)
I
10 (Yea–Nay)
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Actions (17)
DateTimeAction
2025-12-04Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
2025-12-04Introduced in House
2025-12-04Introduced in House
2025-12-11Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 32 - 1.
2025-12-11Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
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.
2026-03-0317:08:48Mr. Walberg moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2026-03-0317:09:05Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2366-2367; text: CR H2366)
2026-03-0317:09:06DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6472.
2026-03-0317:23:40At 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.
2026-03-0414:14:24Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2390-2391)
2026-03-0414:21:28On 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).
2026-03-0414:21:28Passed/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).
2026-03-0414:21:29Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2026-03-09Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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