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H.R. 6472 (119th): Territorial Student Access to Higher Education Act

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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The bill requires public institutions of higher education that participate in federal student aid programs to charge students who are residents of Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, or the U.S. Virgin Islands no more than in-state tuition and fee rates, provided those students are also U.S. nationals. The title is a generic procedural label for a motion to suspend the rules and pass the measure as amended.

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Theological note: The measure concerns equitable access to higher education for U.S. nationals in the territories, which touches on general equity between citizens in different jurisdictions and the stewardship of public institutions. It does not directly address a named moral evil, so its relevance is prudential rather than a clear matter of justice or injury.

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Roll 82 · 4-Mar-2026 2:20 PM · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · Passed

Yea 351 · Nay 72 · Other 9

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