H.R. 6472 · 119th Congress

Territorial Student Access to Higher Education Act

Introduced on Dec 4, 2025 by James C. Moylan (R-GU). 5 cosponsors, 3 of them from another party. Latest action (Mar 9, 2026): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Dec 4, 2025
Cosponsors
5
3 from the other party
Policy area
Education
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

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.

Subjects

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

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Reported to House, Feb 11, 2026). Public domain.

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.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

James C. MoylanR-GUSponsor

Democrats · 3

Republicans · 2

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

  1. On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
    Mar 4, 2026· House· Passage· Passed 351–72

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Dec 4, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Dec 4, 2025Introduced in House
  3. Dec 4, 2025 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
  4. Dec 11, 2025 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  5. Dec 11, 2025 · HouseOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 32 - 1.
  6. Feb 11, 2026Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-495.
  7. Feb 11, 2026 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-495.
  8. Feb 11, 2026 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 421.
  9. Mar 3, 2026 · HouseMr. Walberg moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  10. Mar 3, 2026 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2366-2367; text: CR H2366)
  11. Mar 3, 2026 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6472.
  12. Mar 3, 2026 · HouseAt the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
  13. Mar 4, 2026 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2390-2391)
  14. Mar 4, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 351 - 72 (Roll no. 82).House · Roll call 82
  15. Mar 4, 2026 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 351 - 72 (Roll no. 82).House · Roll call 82
  16. Mar 4, 2026 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  17. Mar 9, 2026 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. American Council on Education2 reports
    $110.9K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EDUCATION$5M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  2. American Federation of Teachers1 report
    $450K reported (all issues)
  3. The Pennsylvania State University1 report
    $250K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY$415.5M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%

Reports filed in 2025, 2026.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 5, 2026 · loaded Oct 5, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.