FIT Kids Act
Latest action · Oct 17, 2007 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedOct 17, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Fitness Integrated with Teaching Kids Act or the FIT Kids Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to require annual state and local educational agency report cards to include specified information on school health and physical education programs.
Includes the promotion of healthy, active lifestyles by students within ESEA grant programs that support school counseling, smaller learning communities, community learning centers, and parental involvement in their childrens' education.
Revises the professional development program for teachers and principals to include training for physical and health education teachers, and training on improving students' health habits and participation in physical activities.
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to fund a study by the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) that: (1) assesses the affect health and physical education have on students' ability to learn; and (2) makes recommendations for improving, and measuring improvements to, their health and physical education in schools.
Cosponsors 14
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 4, 2007 to Dec 11, 2008.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Dec 4, 2007 | |
| R-NV | John Ensign | Feb 5, 2008 | |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Apr 29, 2008 | |
| D-HI | Daniel K. Inouye | May 6, 2008 | |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | May 8, 2008 | |
| D-IN | Evan Bayh | May 8, 2008 | |
| D-MT | Jon Tester | May 8, 2008 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Jun 3, 2008 | |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Jun 20, 2008 | |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Jun 24, 2008 | |
| D-WI | Herb Kohl | Jul 8, 2008 | |
| D-NJ | Frank R. Lautenberg | Jul 28, 2008 | |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Nov 19, 2008 | |
| D-HI | Daniel K. Akaka | Dec 11, 2008 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Referred Oct 17, 2007 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 17, 2007Introduced in Senate
- Oct 17, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12990-12991)
- Oct 17, 2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S12990 | Tom Harkin D-IA | Oct 17, 2007 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3257 | FIT Kids Act | Related bill | Sep 19, 2007 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improve standards for physical education.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Fitness Integrated with Teaching Kids Act
- FIT Kids Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
- Academic performance
- Agriculture and Food
- Child health
- Child nutrition
- Class size
- Community and school
- Continuing education
- Day care
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education
- Educational accountability
- Educational counseling
- Educational planning
- Educational research
- Educational statistics
- Educational tests
- Elementary and secondary education
- Elementary education
- Families
- Federal aid to education
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Governmental investigations
- Health
- Health education
- Higher education
- Information services
- Lifestyle
- Obesity
- Parent-school relationships
- Performance measurement
- Physical education and training
- Physical fitness
- Preschool education
- School administration
- School health programs
- Secondary education
- Sports and Recreation
- Standards
- Teacher education
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 17, 2007Introduced in Senate
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