H.R. 9839 119th Congress House

STRONG Kids Act

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a grant program to, through subgrants to eligible entities, improve certain impacts of partic… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a grant program to, through subgrants to eligible entities, improve certain impacts of participation in programs related to physical activity or youth sports and increase access to youth sports, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 22, 2026 Introduced by: Mike Carey Republican · Ohio See on congress.gov

Sports and Recreation

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Jul 22, 2026

Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, 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.

Jul 22, 2026

Introduced in House

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Committees of jurisdiction 2

Education and Workforce Committee
House of Representatives
Energy and Commerce Committee
House of Representatives

Lobbying activity 4

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

NATIONAL RECREATION AND PARK ASSOCIATION
for NATIONAL RECREATION AND PARK ASSOCIATION · Virginia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
KLEIN/JOHNSON GROUP
for FUNDPLAY FOUNDATION · New York · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE
for DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
ACTIVE POLICY SOLUTIONS, LLC
for NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF POLICE ATHLETIC/ACTIVITIES LEAGUES, INC. · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)

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Cosponsors 1

Barragán, Nanette Diaz

California · Jul 22, 2026

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 9839: STRONG Kids Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-9839/

MLA

"H.R. 9839: STRONG Kids Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-9839/.

Bluebook (legal)

H.R. 9839, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-9839/.

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[H.R. 9839: STRONG Kids Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-9839/)