The record

LegislationLegislation· Mar 2026
HR 6472 Passed House — in Senate

Sponsored by James C. Moylan (R)

Territorial Student Access to Higher Education Act

Requires colleges to charge in-state tuition to students from US territories who are US nationals.

Tradeoff

Reduces tuition costs for residents of Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, and the US Virgin Islands attending college on the mainland. Colleges absorb the difference between in-state and out-of-state rates for these students.

What's in it

See official bill text

No significant effect on federal spending or the deficit; costs estimated between -$500,000 and $500,000 over the budget window.

The federal cost to enforce this rule is negligible (under $500K); the policy's real impact is that eligible colleges must charge in-state tuition to territorial students, shifting costs from those students to the institutions and potentially reducing their federal student loan and usage.

H.R. 6472, Territorial Student Access to Higher Education Act · Feb 2026

The House passed this 351-72 on March 4, 2026 — sitting in the Senate.

  1. House

    Introduced

    (Dec 4, 2025)

  2. House

    Committee on Education and Workforce(Dec 4, 2025)

  3. House

    The Committee on Education and Workforce voted to send it to the floor

    Reported 32 - 1(Dec 11, 2025)

    Committee report H. Rept. 119-495.

  4. House

    On Motion to and Pass, as Amended

    Passed(Roll #82 · Mar 4, 2026)

    351 yeanay 72

  5. Senate

    Received from the House

    on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions(Mar 9, 2026)

Passage votes so far· Mar 4, 2026· 119th Congress · 2025–2027