H.R. 4191: United States Virgin Islands College Access Act of 2015
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H.R. 4191: United States Virgin Islands College Access Act of 2015
114th Congress · introduced 2015-12-08 · Education · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2015-12-08 · official record
- Who proposed it: Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
United States Virgin Islands College Access Act of 2015
Plain summary
United States Virgin Islands College Access Act of 2015 This bill directs the U.S. Virgin Islands to use federal funds authorized by this Act to award grants to public four-year institutions of higher education (IHEs) located in the states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, or Guam to cover the difference between the in-state and out-of-state tuition and fees for students who have: (1) been domiciled in the Virgin Islands for at least the 12 months preceding their enrollment in the IHE; and (2) received on or after January 1, 2013, a secondary school diploma or its equivalent while domiciled there. The Government Accountability Office must monitor the program's effectiveness in expanding educational opportunities for such students.
Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Official text
United States Virgin Islands College Access Act of 2015
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large] · 0 cosponsors
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Sponsor's campaign money: Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large] reported raising $712,670 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr4191.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>
Record fed-us-cong114-hr4191 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114