[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[H.R. 6606 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 6606
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to reauthorize the Federal
work-study program, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
December 11, 2025
Ms. Bonamici (for herself and Ms. Adams) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce
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A BILL
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to reauthorize the Federal
work-study program, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Opportunities for Success Act of
2025''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE; AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 441 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087-51)
is amended--
(1) in subsection (b), by striking ``part, such sums as may
be necessary for fiscal year 2009 and each of the five
succeeding fiscal years.'' and inserting ``part--
``(1) $1,500,000,000 for fiscal year 2027;
``(2) $1,750,000,000 for fiscal year 2028;
``(3) $2,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2029;
``(4) $2,250,000,000 for fiscal year 2030; and
``(5) $2,500,000,000 for fiscal year 2031 and each
succeeding fiscal year.'';
(2) in subsection (c)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``child
development and early learning (including Head Start
and Early Head Start programs carried out under the
Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.)),'', before
``literacy training,'';
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``and'';
(C) in paragraph (4)(C), by striking the period at
the end and inserting ``; and''; and
(D) by adding at the end the following:
``(5) work-based learning designed to give students
experience in any activity described in paragraph (1), (2),
(3), or (4), without regard to whether credit is awarded.'';
and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(d) Work-Based Learning Defined.--For purposes of this part, the
term `work-based learning' means sustained interactions with industry,
community, or academic professionals in real workplace settings that--
``(1) include on campus opportunities;
``(2) foster in-depth, first-hand engagement with the tasks
required of a given career field that are aligned with a
student's field of study; and
``(3) may include internships, fellowships, research
assistant positions, teacher residencies, clinical experiences,
community services, administrative positions, participation in
cooperative education, and apprenticeships registered under the
Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly known as the `National
Apprenticeship Act'; 50 Stat. 664, chapter 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et
seq.).''.
SEC. 3. ALLOCATION FORMULA.
Section 442 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087-52)
is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 442. ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.
``(a) Reservations.--
``(1) Reservation for improved institutions.--
``(A) Amount of reservation for improved
institutions.--Beginning with fiscal year 2027, for any
fiscal year in which the amount appropriated under
section 441(b) exceeds $700,000,000, the Secretary
shall--
``(i) reserve the lesser of--
``(I) an amount equal to 20 percent
of the amount by which the amount
appropriated under section 441(b)
exceeds $700,000,000; or
``(II) $150,000,000; and
``(ii) allocate the amount reserved under
clause (i) to each improved institution in an
amount equal to the greater of--
``(I) the amount that bears the
same proportion to the amount reserved
under clause (i) as the total amount of
all Federal Pell Grant funds awarded at
the improved institution for the second
preceding fiscal year bears to the
total amount of Federal Pell Grant
funds awarded at improved institutions
participating under this part for the
second preceding fiscal year; or
``(II) $5,000.
``(B) Definition of improved institution.--As used
in this paragraph, the term `improved institution'
means an institution that, on the date on which the
Secretary makes an allocation under subparagraph
(A)(ii)--
``(i) is an institution of higher education
(as defined under section 102) participating
under this part; and
``(ii) with respect to--
``(I) the completion rate of
Federal Pell Grant recipients at an
institution, is in the top 75 percent
of all institutions participating under
this part for the preceding fiscal
year;
``(II) the percentage of students
at an institution who are Federal Pell
Grant recipients, has a greater
percentage of such students at the
institution than at least 50 percent of
the institutions participating under
this part for the preceding fiscal
year; and
``(III) the annual increase in the
completion rate of Federal Pell Grant
recipients at an institution, has an
annual increase that is greater than
the annual increase of at least 50
percent of the institutions
participating under this part for the
preceding fiscal year.
``(C) Completion rate.--For purposes of determining
the completion rate of an institution under this
section, a Federal Pell Grant recipient who is either a
full-time student or a part-time student shall be
counted as a completer if, within 150 percent of the
normal time for completion of or graduation from the
program, the student has completed or graduated from
the program, or enrolled in any program of an
institution participating in any program under this
title for which the prior program provides substantial
preparation.
``(2) Reservation for grant program.--From the amount
appropriated under section 441(b) for a fiscal year and
remaining after the Secretary reserves funds under subparagraph
(A), the Secretary shall reserve $30,000,000 to carry out
grants under section 449.
``(3) Reallocation of amount returned by improved
institutions.--If an institution returns to the Secretary any
portion of the sums allocated to such institution under this
subsection for any fiscal year, the Secretary shall reallot the
excess to improved institutions on the same basis as under
paragraph (1)(A).
``(4) Publication.--Beginning 1 year after the first
allocations are made to improved institutions under paragraph
(1)(A) and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall make
publicly available--
``(A) a list of the improved institutions that
received funding under that paragraph for the prior
fiscal year; and
``(B) for each such improved institution--
``(i) the percentage of students who are
Federal Pell Grant recipients;
``(ii) the completion rate for students who
are Federal Pell Grant recipients; and
``(iii) a comparison between the
information described in clauses (i) and (ii)
for the prior fiscal year and such information
for the fiscal year that is two years prior.
``(b) Allocation Formula for Fiscal Years 2027 Through 2031.--
``(1) In general.--From the amount appropriated under
section 441(b) for a fiscal year and remaining after the
Secretary reserves funds under subsection (a) of this section,
the Secretary shall allocate to each institution--
``(A) for fiscal year 2027, an amount equal to the
greater of--
``(i) 90 percent of the amount the
institution received under this subsection and
subsection (a) for fiscal year 2026, as those
subsections were in effect with respect to that
fiscal year (in this subparagraph referred to
as `the 2026 amount for the institution'); or
``(ii) the fair share amount for the
institution determined under subsection (d);
``(B) for fiscal year 2028, an amount equal to the
greater of--
``(i) 80 percent of the 2026 amount for the
institution; or
``(ii) the fair share amount for the
institution determined under subsection (d);
``(C) for fiscal year 2029, an amount equal to the
greater of--
``(i) 60 percent of the 2026 amount for the
institution; or
``(ii) the fair share amount for the
institution determined under subsection (d);
``(D) for fiscal year 2030, an amount equal to the
greater of--
``(i) 40 percent of the 2026 amount for the
institution; or
``(ii) the fair share amount for the
institution determined under subsection (d);
and
``(E) for fiscal year 2031, an amount equal to the
greater of--
``(i) 20 percent of the 2026 amount for the
institution; or
``(ii) the fair share amount for the
institution determined under subsection (d).
``(2) Ratable reduction.--
``(A) In general.--If the amount appropriated under
section 441(b) for a fiscal year and remaining after
the Secretary reserves funds under subsection (a) of
this section is less than the amount required to be
allocated to the institutions under this subsection,
then the amount of the allocation to each institution
shall be ratably reduced.
``(B) Additional appropriations.--If the amounts
allocated to each institution are ratably reduced under
subparagraph (A) for a fiscal year and additional
amounts are appropriated for that fiscal year, the
amount allocated to each institution from the
additional amounts shall be increased on the same basis
as the basis on which the amounts under subparagraph
(A) were reduced (until each institution receives the
amount required to be allocated under this subsection).
``(c) Allocation Formula for Fiscal Year 2031 and Each Succeeding
Fiscal Year.--Except as provided in subsection (d)(4), from the amount
appropriated under section 441(b) for fiscal year 2031 and each
succeeding fiscal year and remaining after the Secretary reserves funds
under subsection (a) of this section, the Secretary shall allocate to
each institution the fair share amount for the institution determined
under subsection (d).
``(d) Determination of Fair Share Amount.--
``(1) In general.--The fair share amount for an institution
for a fiscal year is the sum of--
``(A) 100 percent of the institutional
undergraduate student need calculated under paragraph
(2) for the preceding fiscal year; and
``(B) 25 percent of the institutional graduate
student need calculated under paragraph (3) for the
preceding fiscal year.
``(2) Institutional undergraduate student need
calculation.--The institutional undergraduate student need for
an institution for a fiscal year is the sum of the following:
``(A) An amount equal to 50 percent of the amount
that bears the same proportion to the available
appropriated amount for that fiscal year as the total
amount of Federal Pell Grant funds awarded at the
institution for the preceding fiscal year bears to the
total amount of Federal Pell Grant funds awarded at all
institutions participating under this part for the
preceding fiscal year.
``(B) An amount equal to 50 percent of the amount
that bears the same proportion to the available
appropriated amount for that fiscal year as the total
amount of the undergraduate student need at the
institution for the preceding fiscal year bears to the
total amount of undergraduate student need at all
institutions participating under this part for the
preceding fiscal year.
``(3) Institutional graduate student need calculation.--The
institutional graduate student need for an institution for a
fiscal year is the amount that bears the same proportion to the
available appropriated amount for such fiscal year as the total
amount of the graduate student need at the institution for the
preceding fiscal year bears to the total amount of graduate
student need at all institutions participating under this part
for the preceding fiscal year.
``(4) Eligibility for fair share amount.--Beginning in
fiscal year 2027, the Secretary may not allocate funds under
this part for a fiscal year to any institution that, for at
least two of the three fiscal years preceding such fiscal year,
has--
``(A) a student population with less than 7 percent
of undergraduate students who are recipients of Federal
Pell Grants; or
``(B) in the case of an institution that enrolls
only graduate students, a student population with less
than 5 percent of students who have a student aid index
of zero.
``(5) Definitions.--The following definitions apply to this
subsection:
``(A) Available appropriated amount.--The term
`available appropriated amount' means--
``(i) the amount appropriated under section
441(b) for a fiscal year, minus
``(ii) the amounts reserved under
subsection (a) of this section for that fiscal
year.
``(B) Average cost of attendance.--The term
`average cost of attendance' means, with respect to an
institution, the average of the attendance costs for a
fiscal year for students, which includes--
``(i) tuition and fees, computed on the
basis of information reported by the
institution to the Secretary, which includes--
``(I) total revenue received by the
institution from undergraduate and
graduate tuition and fees for the
second year preceding the year for
which it is applying for an allocation;
and
``(II) the institution's enrollment
for that second preceding year;
``(ii) standard living expenses equal to
150 percent of the difference between the
income protection allowance for a family of
five and the income protection allowance for a
family of six for a single independent student;
and
``(iii) books and supplies, in an amount
not exceeding $1,000, adjusted annually
thereafter in accordance with inflation as
determined by the Department of Labor's
Consumer Price Index for the previous calendar
year.
``(C) Graduate student need.--The term `graduate
student need' (except when used as part of the term
`institutional graduate student need') means, with
respect to a graduate or professional student for a
fiscal year, the lesser of the following:
``(i) The amount equal to (except the
amount computed by this clause shall not be
less than zero)--
``(I) the average cost of
attendance for the preceding fiscal
year, minus
``(II) the graduate or professional
student's student aid index (computed
in accordance with part F of this