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H.R. 2094 117th Congress House

Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act

Official title: To provide for the publication by the Secretary of Health and Human Services of physical activity recommendations for Americans.

Introduced: April 12, 2021 See on congress.gov
Health Government information and archivesHealth promotion and preventive carePhysical fitness and lifestyle
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This bill died when the 117th Congress ended
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 22, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 19, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 19, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 22, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act

This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to continue issuing at least every 10 years physical-activity guidelines based on the most current scientific and medical knowledge.

HHS must also publish updated reports that detail evidence-based practices and highlight continuing physical-activity issues between iterations of the guidelines.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 1301 Identical bill Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act
  • S 5254 Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 1 Republican 2
R
Timmons, William R.
South Carolina · Jun 17, 2021
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Apr 12, 2021
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Apr 12, 2021
Palazzo, Steven
· Apr 12, 2021
McKinley, David
· Mar 19, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2094: Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2094/
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"H.R. 2094: Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2094/.
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H.R. 2094, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2094/.
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