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Stops public colleges and universities from getting federal funds if they offer in‑state tuition rates or State-funded financial aid to students who are not lawfully present in the U.S. If a school does either, the Secretary of Education may withhold federal financial assistance for the next fiscal year. It puts the choice on schools and States: either change tuition and aid policies for undocumented students or risk losing federal support. The Department of Education gets authority to enforce this by determining violations and withholding funds.
Amend subsection (b) of Section 505 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act by replacing the phrase "This section" with "Subsection (a)". (This is a textual change to the existing subsection.)
Adds a new subsection (c) that prohibits a public institution of higher education in a State from receiving any Federal financial assistance for the fiscal year following any fiscal year in which the Secretary of Education determines the institution is an ineligible institution under paragraph (2).
Defines one ineligibility condition: an institution is ineligible if it charges an alien who is not lawfully present in the United States tuition for attendance at the institution at a rate that is less than or equal to the rate charged for residents of the State who are citizens of the United States.
Defines a second ineligibility condition: an institution is ineligible if it provides State‑based financial aid to an alien who is not lawfully present in the United States.
Defines the term "Federal financial assistance" by reference to the meaning given in section 7501(a)(5) of title 31, United States Code.
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Introduced March 26, 2025 by Nancy Mace · Last progress March 26, 2025
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Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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