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H.R. 2659 113th Congress House

Opportunities for Success Act of 2013

Official title: To establish a grant program to issue grants to institutions of higher education to support student internships.

Introduced: July 11, 2013 Introduced by: Suzanne Bonamici Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 113th Congress (2013–2014) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Sep 13, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Jul 23, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Jul 11, 2013
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jul 11, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 13, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Opportunities for Success Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Education to award grants to institutions of higher education for use in providing their students with financial support to engage in internships reasonably associated with their studies.

Requires support recipients to be full-time or half-time students who are eligible for Federal Pell Grants.

Sets the student support level for unpaid internships at: (1) the higher of the federal or state minimum wage for each hour of the internship, if the internship occurs while the student is enrolled in classes; and (2) the student's reasonable cost of living expenses, if the internship occurs while the student is not enrolled in classes.

Sets the support level for paid internships by reducing the amount the student would receive for an unpaid internship by the amount the paid internship provides to the student.

Caps the total support a student may receive for full-time and part-time internships.

Makes that support nontaxable and excludes it from the calculation of a student's need or eligibility for financial assistance under title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2659: Opportunities for Success Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2659/
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"H.R. 2659: Opportunities for Success Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2659/.
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H.R. 2659, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2659/.
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