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The bill amends Section 505 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to add a new subsection denying a State any Federal financial assistance under Title IV of the Higher Education Act for the fiscal year following any fiscal year in which the Secretary of Education determines the State charges aliens not lawfully present in the United States in-state tuition rates equal to resident citizen rates. It references statutory definitions for terms like "alien not lawfully present," "Federal financial assistance," "institution of higher education," and "State."
Progressives emphasize harms to student access and institutional funding
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a clearly focused substantive policy change that conditions Title IV HEA assistance on state tuition policies for aliens not lawfully present.
The bill amends Section 505 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to add a new subsection denying a State any Federal financial assistance under Title IV of the Higher Education Act for the fiscal year following any fiscal year in which the Secretary of Education determines the State charges aliens not lawfully present in the United States in-state tuition rates equal to resident citizen rates.
It references statutory definitions for terms like "alien not lawfully present," "Federal financial assistance," "institution of higher education," and "State."
Narrow but highly controversial; easier movement in one chamber possible, but Senate consensus and litigation risk lower final enactment chances.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a clearly focused substantive policy change that conditions Title IV HEA assistance on state tuition policies for aliens not lawfully present. It specifies the statutory hook, the responsible official, and the basic penalty (loss of Title IV funds next fiscal year), with statutory cross‑references for key terms.
Progressives emphasize harms to student access and institutional funding
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Progressives emphasize harms to student access and institutional funding
Likely strongly opposed.
They would view the bill as a punitive federal penalty that reduces student aid to entire state higher-education systems and restricts access for undocumented students and possibly their families.
They would be concerned about downstream effects on U.S. citizen students, communities, and public institutions.
Mixed/concerned.
A pragmatic centrist would recognize the bill's intent to align federal higher-education subsidies with immigration law but worry about blunt penalties that harm citizens, state institutions, and workforce needs.
They would seek narrow, administrable fixes or phased implementation.
Generally supportive.
Mainstream conservatives would view this as enforcing immigration rules and preventing states from subsidizing higher education for undocumented individuals.
They would favor strong, enforceable federal levers to influence state policy.
Reached or meaningfully advanced
Reached or meaningfully advanced
Still ahead
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Narrow but highly controversial; easier movement in one chamber possible, but Senate consensus and litigation risk lower final enactment chances.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Progressives emphasize harms to student access and institutional funding
Narrow but highly controversial; easier movement in one chamber possible, but Senate consensus and litigation risk lower final enactment ch…
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a clearly focused substantive policy change that conditions Title IV HEA assistance on state tuition policies for aliens not lawfully present. It specifies the sta…
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