Healthy Kids Outdoors Act of 2011
Latest action · Nov 29, 2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
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.
- IntroducedNov 3, 2011
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Healthy Kids Outdoors Act of 2011 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to issue one cooperative agreement per state to eligible entities to implement and update a five-year Healthy Kids Outdoors State Strategy for encouraging Americans, especially children, youth, and families, to be physically active
Requires each Strategy to provide for subgrants to local partners for the implementation of the strategy through one or more of the program activities relating to outdoor recreation as described in this Act.
Requires eligible entities to provide a 25% match of the funding that they receive under this Act through in-kind contributions or cash.
Directs the President to issue a national strategy for encouraging Americans to be physically active outdoors.
Directs the Secretary and the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to carry out a study of national significance on the health impacts of the strategies under this Act.
Requires the Secretary to provide technical assistance to grantees and to disseminate best practices that emerge from the state strategies funded by this Act.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 25, 2012 to Sep 19, 2012.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Jan 25, 2012 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Jan 25, 2012 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Feb 27, 2012 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Mar 8, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Joe Baca | May 31, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Sep 19, 2012 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 29, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
- Nov 4, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Nov 3, 2011Introduced in House
- Nov 3, 2011Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1802 | Healthy Kids Outdoors Act of 2011 | Identical bill | Nov 3, 2011 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 3, 2011Introduced in House
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