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Healthy Kids Outdoors Act of 2015

Introduced: April 23, 2015 See on congress.gov
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May 26, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Apr 24, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 23, 2015
Referred 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.
Apr 23, 2015
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Healthy Kids Outdoors Act of 2015

Authorizes the Department 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 outdoors.

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 Interior and the Department of Health and Human Services to carry out a study of national significance on the health impacts of the strategies under this Act.

Requires Interior to provide technical assistance to grantees and to disseminate best practices that emerge from the state strategies funded by this Act.

What's happening now May 26, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 5