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substantiveMar 4, 2026 · House roll call · passage · Result: Passed

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended — H R 6472 — Territorial Student Access to Higher Education Act

Territorial Student Access to Higher Education Act

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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Roll-call breakdown

Yea351

Democrat: 208 · Independent: 1 · Republican: 142

Nay72

Democrat: 1 · Republican: 71

Present0

Not Voting9

Democrat: 5 · Republican: 4

How each member voted (432)

Yea (351)

Nay (72)

Not Voting (9)

Party labels reflect each member’s most recent affiliation on record.