Opportunities for Success Act of 2025

This bill would reauthorize the Federal Work-Study program, which pays college students for part-time jobs, and set its funding at $1.5 billion in fiscal year 2027, rising to $2.5 billion in 2031 and later years. It would replace the formula for sending funds to colleges with one based on Pell Grant awards and student financial need, phase out the use of past funding levels by 2031, and set aside money for colleges with certain Pell Grant completion results and for a $30 million pilot grant program for work-based learning jobs. Colleges would have to spend set shares of funds on work-based learning, community service, and summer or break-period jobs for students with exceptional need, and would have to tell work-study students they may qualify for SNAP food benefits. The Department of Education would create surveys of students, employers, and colleges and report results to Congress.

Full text and official record on Congress.gov

Sponsors

• Suzanne Bonamici Democrat sponsor
• 2 cosponsors