H.R. 1057: FIT Kids Act
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H.R. 1057: FIT Kids Act
112th Congress · introduced 2011-03-14 · Education · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2011-03-14 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
FIT Kids Act
Plain summary
Fitness Integrated with Teaching Kids Act or FIT Kids Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to require annual state and local educational agency report cards to include specified information on school health and physical education programs. Includes the promotion of healthy, active lifestyles by students within ESEA grant programs that support school counseling, smaller learning communities, community learning centers, and parental involvement in their childrens' education. Revises the professional development program for teachers and principals to include training for physical and health education teachers, and training on improving students' health habits and participation in physical activities. Directs the Secretary of Education to contract with the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) for a study that: (1) assesses the effect health and physical education have on students' ability to learn; and (2) makes recommendations for improving, and measuring improvements to, their health and physical education in schools.
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Sponsor: Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] · 96 cosponsors
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Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Richard E. Neal (D-MA), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and 36 more.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112hr1057.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/hr>
Record fed-us-cong112-hr1057 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112