Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act
Latest action · Oct 14, 2021 Became Public Law No: 117-50.
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.
- IntroducedApr 22, 2021
- Passed SenateJul 30, 2021
- Passed HouseSep 29, 2021
- To the PresidentOct 14, 2021
- Became lawOct 14, 2021Public Law 117-50
Summary
This bill increases the public debt limit by $480 billion.
Recorded votes 5
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate 412 | On the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to S. 1301 with an Amendment (Amdt. No. 3847)) | Motion Agreed to50–48 | Oct 7, 2021 |
| Senate 411 | On the Cloture Motion S. 1301 | Cloture Motion Agreed to61–38 | Oct 7, 2021 |
| Senate 402 | On the Motion to Proceed S. 1301 | Motion to Proceed Agreed to50–43 | Sep 30, 2021 |
| House 310 | On Passage | Passed219–212 | Sep 29, 2021 |
| House 309 | On Motion to Commit | Failed211–219 | Sep 29, 2021 |
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Apr 22, 2021.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MS | Roger F. Wicker | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| R-WV | Shelley Moore Capito | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
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 Apr 22, 2021Markup May 25, 2021Reported Jun 14, 2021 |
Actions 48
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 14, 2021Presented to President.
- Oct 14, 2021Signed by President.
- Oct 14, 2021Became Public Law No: 117-50.
- Oct 12, 2021Resolving differences -- House actions: Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 716, House agreed to Senate amendment to House amendment
- Oct 8, 2021Message on Senate action sent to the House.
In the Congressional Record 9
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1095 | Christopher H. Smith R-NJ | Oct 15, 2021 |
| House | Debate and remarks H5613–H5628Text printed H5613Amendments H5628Recorded votes H5627Lists H5627Votes recorded by proxy on H. Res. 716, concur in Senate amendment to S. 1301, extend public debt ceiling limit | Bryan Steil R-WI, Chip Roy R-TX, Daniel Meuser R-PA, Donald S. Beyer, Jr. D-VA, James P. McGovern D-MA, Jodey C. Arrington R-TX, Michelle Fischbach R-MN, Mike Kelly R-PA, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | Oct 12, 2021 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S6949, S6953, S6975–S6990Amendments S6953, S6954, S7007Motions S6953, S6954Cloture motions S6953, S6989Recorded votes S6989, S6990cloture motion on House amendmentHouse amendment | Amy Klobuchar D-MN (cloture motion), Angus S. King Jr. I-ME (cloture motion), Benjamin L. Cardin D-MD (cloture motion), Brian Schatz D-HI (cloture motion), Charles E. Schumer D-NY (amendment, cloture motion, motion), Chris Van Hollen D-MD (cloture motion), Christopher A. Coons D-DE (cloture motion), Christopher Murphy D-CT (cloture motion), Cynthia M. Lummis R-WY, Debbie Stabenow D-MI (cloture motion), Elizabeth Warren D-MA (cloture motion), Gary C. Peters D-MI (cloture motion), Jack Reed D-RI (cloture motion), Jacky Rosen D-NV (cloture motion), Jeanne Shaheen D-NH (cloture motion), Jeff Merkley D-OR (cloture motion), Lindsey Graham R-SC, Martin Heinrich D-NM (cloture motion), Mazie K. Hirono D-HI (cloture motion), Michael F. Bennet D-CO (cloture motion), Mike Lee R-UT, Mitch McConnell R-KY, Patrick J. Leahy D-VT (cloture motion), Rand Paul R-KY, Richard Blumenthal D-CT (cloture motion), Richard J. Durbin D-IL (cloture motion), Robert P. Casey Jr. D-PA (cloture motion), Ron Wyden D-OR (cloture motion), Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI (cloture motion), Tammy Baldwin D-WI (cloture motion), Ted Cruz R-TX, Tim Kaine D-VA (cloture motion), Tina Smith D-MN (cloture motion) | Oct 7, 2021 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S6929 | Charles E. Schumer D-NY | Oct 6, 2021 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S6897–S6899 | Charles E. Schumer D-NY, Mitch McConnell R-KY | Oct 5, 2021 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
CRS reports 7
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 7
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R40424 | Senate Committee Funding Requests and Authorizations, 106th-119th Congresses | Report | Jun 4, 2026 |
| IN11829 | Debt Limit Suspensions | Insight | Sep 11, 2025 |
| R41814 | Votes on Measures to Adjust the Statutory Debt Limit, 1978 to Present | Report | Jul 18, 2025 |
| R48209 | A Binding Debt Limit: Background and Possible Consequences | Report | Oct 4, 2024 |
| R43389 | The Debt Limit Since 2011 | Report | Dec 23, 2022 |
Amendments 11
Amendments offered to this bill.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAmdt 129 | Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 688, the amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text printed in Rules Committee Print 117-16 is adopted. | Rules Committee | On agreeing to the Rules amendment (A001) Agreed to by voice vote. |
| SA 3835 | To add an effective date. | Charles E. Schumer D-NY | Motion to table amendment SA 3835 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. |
| SA 3836 | To modify the effective date. | Charles E. Schumer D-NY | SA 3836 fell when the motion to concur in the House amendment to S. 1301 with an amendment (SA 3835) tabled. |
| SA 3837 | To add an effective date. | Charles E. Schumer D-NY | Motion to table amendment SA 3837 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. |
| SA 3838 | To modify the effective date. | Charles E. Schumer D-NY | SA 3838 fell when when the motion to refer the House message to accompany S. 1301 with instructions to report back forthwith with the following amendment (SA 3837) tabled. |
Related bills 7
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 397 | Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act | Reintroduced Bill | Feb 13, 2023 |
| HRES 688 | Providing for consideration of the bill (S. 1301) to provide for the publication by the Secretary of Health and Human Services of physical activity recommendations for Americans. | Procedurally related | Sep 29, 2021 |
| HR 2094 | Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act | Identical bill | Mar 22, 2021 |
| S 2868 | A bill to temporarily extend the public debt limit until December 16, 2022. | Related bill | Sep 29, 2021 |
| S 5254 | Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act | Related bill | Dec 14, 2022 |
| HR 5304 | Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act | Related bill | Sep 21, 2021 |
| HR 5305 | Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act | Related bill | Sep 30, 2021 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to provide for the publication by the Secretary of Health and Human Services of physical activity recommendations for Americans.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act
- Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate
- Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed Senate
- Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Economics and Public Finance.
Text 6
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Oct 7, 2021Engrossed Amendment Senate
- Sep 29, 2021Engrossed Amendment House
- Jul 30, 2021Engrossed in Senate
- Jun 14, 2021Reported to Senate
- Apr 22, 2021Introduced in Senate
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; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
