To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for in-State tuition rates for refugees and asylees.
United States115th CongressHR-2944House of Representatives
Updated: Jun 20, 2017
Summary
To Offer Refugees College Help (TORCH) Act This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require states to charge in-state tuition rates to refugees, asylees, and special immigrant visa holders if they are lawfully in the United States. This requirement only applies to the first state where the individual lives after being admitted into the United States.
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Timeline
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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Introduced in House
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