S. 531: Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act
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S. 531: Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act
113th Congress · introduced 2013-03-12 · Health · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 479.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2013-03-12 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 479. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act
Plain summary
Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to publish a report at least every 10 years that contains physical activity recommendations for the general public, based on the most current scientific and medical knowledge and including additional information for population subgroups, as needed. Requires the Secretary to publish, no more than 5 years after the first full report is published and every 10 years thereafter, an updated report detailing evidence-based practices and highlighting continuing issues with respect to physical activity. Permits a report to focus on particular subgroups or issues relating to physical activity. Requires any federal agency that proposes to issue physical activity recommendations that differ from the recommendations in the most recent full report to submit the proposed recommendations to the Secretary for review to ensure they are either consistent with the report or based on the most current scientific and medical knowledge.
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Official text
Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate with amendment(s))
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Sponsor: Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] · 2 cosponsors
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Roger F. Wicker (R-MS)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate with amendment(s))
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113s531.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/s>
Record fed-us-cong113-s531 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113