118th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 397 — Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act

“A bill to provide for the publication by the Secretary of Health and Human Services of physical activity recommendations for Americans.”

Health

Introduced Feb 13, 2023

Last action Feb 13, 2023

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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to continue issuing at least every 10 years physical-activity guidelines based on the most current scientific and medical knowledge. HHS must also publish updated reports that detail evidence-based practices and highlight continuing physical-activity issues between iterations of the guidelines.

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in Senate

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Feb 13, 2023

Introduced in Senate

Feb 13, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.