United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 2179 (113th)
Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans Act
Introduced
23 May 2013
Last action
24 May 2013 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sponsors
RON KIND, Rep. Schock, Aaron [R-IL-18], David Cicilline, PETER DEFAZIO, Rep. Gerlach, Jim [R-PA-6], Zoe Lofgren, Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA], EDDIE JOHNSON, Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
Subjects
Healthcare
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans Act - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to publish a "Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans" report at least every 10 years that contains physical activity information and guidelines for the general public, based on the preponderance of current scientific and medical knowledge, and including guidelines for identified population subgroups, as needed. Requires any federal agency that proposes to issue any physical activity guidance for the general population or identified subgroups to submit the text of the guidance to the Secretary for review. Prescribes review procedures.
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Timeline
23 May 2013
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Source: IntroReferral
23 May 2013
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
23 May 2013
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
24 May 2013
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 23 May 2013 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 23 May 2013
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 23 May 2013
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 23 May 2013
Sponsors
- RON KIND · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Schock, Aaron [R-IL-18] · R · Sponsor
- David Cicilline · D · Cosponsor
- PETER DEFAZIO · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Gerlach, Jim [R-PA-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Zoe Lofgren · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] · D · Cosponsor
- EDDIE JOHNSON · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] · D · Cosponsor
- · hsif00 · Standing
Related records
- related to ← HeLP America Act
- related to ← Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/2179
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/2179
- us · 113-hr-2179 · source updated 5 December 2025