S 397
118th Congress
Senate
Health
Government information and archives
Health promotion and preventive care
Physical fitness and lifestyle
Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act
Introduced: February 13, 2023
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Everywhere this bill has been
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Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 13, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Feb 13, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Committees of jurisdiction
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