Opportunities for Success Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6606 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 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. _______________________________________________________________________ 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 _______________________________________________________________________ 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 paragr