Public colleges would lose federal money for offering in-state tuition or state aid to students not lawfully present.
This bill, called the American Students First Act, would stop public colleges from getting federal money if they offer in-state tuition or state financial aid to students who are not lawfully present in the U.S. This means these colleges would have to change their policies or risk losing federal funding. Students not lawfully present would likely face significantly more expensive or inaccessible higher education.
Today, some states allow public colleges to offer in-state tuition or state financial aid to students who are not lawfully present in the U.S. If this bill becomes law, public colleges that offer these benefits would lose all federal financial assistance. This would force colleges to either stop offering these benefits or operate without federal funding.
HR 2374 · 119th Congress · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 9/10
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