Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act
Latest action · Jul 23, 2014 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 479.
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.
- IntroducedMar 12, 2013
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to publish a report at least every 10 years that contains physical activity recommendations for the general public, based on the most current scientific and medical knowledge and including additional information for population subgroups, as needed.
Requires the Secretary to publish, no more than 5 years after the first full report is published and every 10 years thereafter, an updated report detailing evidence-based practices and highlighting continuing issues with respect to physical activity. Permits a report to focus on particular subgroups or issues relating to physical activity.
Requires any federal agency that proposes to issue physical activity recommendations that differ from the recommendations in the most recent full report to submit the proposed recommendations to the Secretary for review to ensure they are either consistent with the report or based on the most current scientific and medical knowledge.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 12, 2013 to Jul 29, 2014, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MS | Roger F. Wicker | Original | Mar 12, 2013 |
| R-NH | Kelly Ayotte | Jul 29, 2014 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 23, 2014Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Jul 23, 2014Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Harkin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. Without written report.
- Jul 23, 2014Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 479.
- Mar 12, 2013Introduced in Senate
- Mar 12, 2013Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 39 | HeLP America Act | Related bill | Jan 22, 2013 |
| HR 2179 | Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans Act | Identical bill | May 24, 2013 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 23, 2014Reported to Senate
- Mar 12, 2013Introduced in Senate
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