To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to ensure that schools have physical education programs that meet minimum requirements for physical education.
Latest action · Feb 25, 2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
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.
- IntroducedJan 25, 2011
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Physical Education to Create a Healthier Nation Act - Amends part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require states and local educational agencies that receive school improvement funds under such part to ensure that their schools provide: (1) 150 minutes of physical education per week for elementary school students; (2) 225 minutes of physical education per week for middle and secondary school students; and (3) disabled students with such physical education as is determined appropriate under their individualized education programs.
Cosponsors 8
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 3, 2011 to Dec 16, 2011.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Mar 3, 2011 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Mar 8, 2011 | |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Apr 4, 2011 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | May 10, 2011 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Jul 20, 2011 | |
| D-GA | David Scott | Jul 28, 2011 | |
| D-OH | Marcia L. Fudge | Oct 3, 2011 | |
| D-MO | Russ Carnahan | Dec 16, 2011 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 25, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
- Jan 25, 2011Introduced in House
- Jan 25, 2011Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 25, 2011Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov.