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119th Congress · House

Territorial Student Access to Higher Education Act

Subjects: American Samoa · Caribbean area · Guam · Higher education · Northern Mariana Islands · Student aid and college costs · U.S. territories and protectorates · Virgin Islands

In plain language

  • House bill in the 119th Congress.
  • Requires public colleges that participate in federal student aid programs to charge no more than in-state tuition.
  • House passed it on Mar 4, 2026 (substantive).
Official summary (Congressional Research Service)

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.

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