{"format":1,"id":"119-hr-6472","congress":119,"number":"H.R. 6472","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"Territorial Student Access to Higher Education Act","title_source":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","official_title":"To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for in-state tuition rates for certain residents of Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, and the United States Virgin Islands, and for other purposes.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for in-state tuition rates for certain residents of Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, and the United States Virgin Islands, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text","title":"Territorial Student Access to Higher Education Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","title":"Territorial Student Access to Higher Education 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Higher Education Act of 1965 to limit the tuition and fees that public institutions receiving assistance under that Act may charge certain residents of Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, and the United States Virgin Islands.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6472/text/eh#H5E1A85CA91CD4131A0CB1E160AD44B90"}]},"core_areas":["In-state tuition rates at public institutions of higher education for residents of U.S. territories","Program participation agreement terms under the Higher Education Act of 1965"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Bars a public institution of higher education that receives assistance under the Higher Education Act of 1965 from charging a covered individual tuition or fees greater than the rate charged for residents of the State where the institution is located.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6472/text/eh#H5E1A85CA91CD4131A0CB1E160AD44B90"}},{"text":"Defines a covered individual as a resident of Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, or the United States Virgin Islands who is a national of the United States, as the Immigration and Nationality Act defines that term.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6472/text/eh#H5E1A85CA91CD4131A0CB1E160AD44B90"}},{"text":"Adds a term to the program participation agreement under the Higher Education Act of 1965 stating that the institution will comply with the new in-state tuition requirements, as applicable.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6472/text/eh#H5E1A85CA91CD4131A0CB1E160AD44B90"}},{"text":"Provides that the Act may be cited as the \"Territorial Student Access to Higher Education Act\".","cite":{"label":"Sec. 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H.R. 6472, 119th Congress: Territorial Student Access to Higher Education Act. House: 351 Yea, 72 Nay. Senate: not yet considered. Outcome: Passed House, 4 Mar 2026."}}