IV 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 20 
Establishing the Congressional Fitness Challenge, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 24, 2025 
Mr. HAMADEH of Arizona submitted the following concurrent resolution; 
which was referred to the Committee on House Administration 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Establishing the Congressional Fitness Challenge, and for 
other purposes. 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), 
SECTION 1. CONGRESSIONAL FITNESS CHALLENGE. 
There is established a national recognition program, 
to be known as the Congressional Fitness Challenge (in 
this concurrent resolution referred to as the ‘‘Challenge’’), 
to promote physical fitness and personal achievement 
among eligible participants through voluntary, perform-
ance-based fitness tests. 
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SEC. 2. TESTS. 
The Challenge shall be comprised of the following 
tests to be administered to eligible participants: 
(1) 1-mile run or walk, which shall be assessed 
based on the time taken to run or walk 1 mile. 
(2) Pull-ups or flexed arm hang, which shall be 
assessed based on the maximum number of contin-
uous pull-ups or flexed arm hangs completed with 
proper form. 
(3) Curl-ups or sit-ups, which shall be assessed 
based on the number of curl-ups or sit-ups com-
pleted in 60 seconds. 
(4) Shuttle run, which shall be assessed based 
on the time taken to run 30 feet back and forth be-
tween 2 parallel lines, picking up a block of wood or 
similar object twice at 1 such line, for a total of 120 
feet. 
(5) Sit-and-reach, which shall be assessed based 
on the maximum distance reached. 
SEC. 3. ADMINISTRATION OF CHALLENGE. 
(a) CHALLENGE SPONSORS.—The following entities 
may sponsor the Challenge: 
(1) A public or private school that provides edu-
cation in any grade from kindergarten through 
grade 12. 
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(2) A Member of the House of Representatives 
or Senator who organizes a community-based event. 
(3) An independent entity that provides testing 
for an eligible participant that attends a home 
school. 
(b) TEST ADMINISTRATORS.—The tests under sec-
tion 2 shall be administered by a certified fitness profes-
sional. 
SEC. 4. BENCHMARKS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The covered committees shall con-
sult with fitness organizations or certified fitness profes-
sionals to finalize and publish benchmarks that set a per-
formance standard for each test under section 2 based on 
age and gender. In finalizing such benchmarks, such com-
mittees shall take into account the historical standards 
used in the Presidential Physical Fitness Test. 
(b) ADAPTIVE STANDARDS.—Such benchmarks shall 
include adaptive standards for eligible participants with 
disabilities. 
SEC. 5. DATA COLLECTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—An entity sponsoring the Chal-
lenge under section 3(a) shall submit to the covered com-
mittees the data of all eligible participants who participate 
in the Challenge sponsored by such entity. 
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(b) DATA AGGREGATION.—The covered committees 
shall aggregate such data based on the gender and age 
group of such participants across the United States for 
each 1-year period. 
SEC. 6. RECOGNITION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—An eligible participant who per-
forms at or above the benchmarks under section 4 in the 
gender and age group of such participant for each test 
under section 2 may receive a certificate that is signed 
by— 
(1) the Speaker of the House of Representa-
tives; 
(2) the President pro tempore of the Senate; 
(3) the Member of the House of Representa-
tives who represents the congressional district in 
which such participant resides; and 
(4) the Senator of the State in which such par-
ticipant resides. 
(b) RECOGNITION LEVELS.—For an eligible partici-
pant who performs at or above the following percentiles 
in the gender and age group of such participant for each 
test under section 2, a certificate under subsection (a) 
shall indicate the lowest recognition level achieved on any 
such test as follows: 
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(1) Gold level: Top 85th percentile of eligible 
participants who participated in the Challenge. 
(2) Silver level: Top 75th percentile of eligible 
participants who participated in the Challenge. 
(3) Bronze level: Top 50th percentile of eligible 
participants who participated in the Challenge. 
SEC. 7. ADMINISTRATION AND OVERSIGHT. 
(a) REGULATIONS
AND GUIDANCE.—The covered 
committees shall jointly— 
(1) prescribe regulations to oversee the Chal-
lenge, including— 
(A) testing protocols; 
(B) mechanisms to report any information 
needed for recognition under section 6 to the 
Member of the House of Representatives who 
represents the congressional district in which an 
eligible participant resides and the Senator of 
the State in which such participant resides; 
(C) regulations to protect the privacy of el-
igible participants who participate in the Chal-
lenge and address the liability risks of sponsors 
under section 3(a); and 
(D) uniform standards for submitting data 
to the covered committees under section 5; and 
(2) issue guidance on the use of— 
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Subcommittees on the Legislative Branch of the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate shall publish a report on 
the feasibility and desirability of using other funds 
of the House of Representatives and Senate in cov-
ering expenses incurred in carrying out the Chal-
lenge. 
SEC. 8. DEFINITIONS. 
In this concurrent resolution: 
(1) CERTIFIED FITNESS PROFESSIONAL.—The 
term ‘‘certified fitness professional’’ means a fitness 
professional with a relevant certification, as deter-
mined by a sponsor under section 3(a), such as— 
(A) a physical education teacher at a pub-
lic or private school that provides education in 
a grade from kindergarten through grade 12, 
but only with respect to eligible participants 
who are in an age group for which such teacher 
is qualified to administer the tests under sec-
tion 2; or 
(B) a physical trainer with a certification 
from the National Academy of Sports Medicine, 
the American Council on Exercise, or a similar 
entity. 
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(2) COVERED
COMMITTEES.—The term ‘‘cov-
ered committees’’ means the Committee on House 
Administration of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Rules and Administration of the 
Senate. 
(3) ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANT.—The term ‘‘eligi-
ble participant’’ means a student, including a stu-
dent attending a public, private, or home school, 
aged 6 through 17. 
(4) MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTA-
TIVES.—The term ‘‘Member of the House of Rep-
resentatives’’ means a Representative in, or a Dele-
gate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress. 
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