Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act

Bill: 116-s-1608
Sponsor: Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS]
Introduced: 2019-05-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Government information and archives
Health promotion and preventive care
Physical fitness and lifestyle

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: 

Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act

 
This bill requires the Department 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, including information for population subgroups as needed.
 
HHS must publish updated reports that detail evidence-based practices and highlight continuing physical-activity issues between the publications of full reports. Updated reports may focus on particular population subgroups or issues relating to physical activity.
A federal agency that proposes to issue physical-activity recommendations that differ from the recommendations in the most recent full report must consider the recommendations in reports issued under this bill.
action_date: 2019-11-05
text: 

Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act

 
This bill requires the Department 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, including information for population subgroups as needed.
 
HHS must publish updated reports that detail evidence-based practices and highlight continuing physical-activity issues between the publications of full reports. Updated reports may focus on particular population subgroups or issues relating to physical activity.
 
A federal agency that proposes to issue physical-activity recommendations that differ from the recommendations in the most recent full report must consider the recommendations in reports issued under this bill, as appropriate. 

action_date: 2019-12-19
text: 

Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act

 
This bill requires the Department 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, including information for population subgroups as needed.
 
HHS must publish updated reports that detail evidence-based practices and highlight continuing physical-activity issues between the publications of full reports. Updated reports may focus on particular population subgroups or issues relating to physical activity.
 
A federal agency that proposes to issue physical-activity recommendations that differ from the recommendations in the most recent full report must consider the recommendations in reports issued under this bill. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-12-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-12-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-12-23
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2019-12-23
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2019-12-19
text: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S7239-7240)
action_date: 2019-12-19
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.(consideration: CR S7239-7240)
action_date: 2019-11-05
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 286.
action_date: 2019-11-05
text: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Alexander with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
action_date: 2019-11-05
text: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Alexander with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
action_date: 2019-10-31
text: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Introduced in Senate