United States · Bill · S
S. 976 (113th)
Fit to Serve Act
Introduced
16 May 2013
Last action
16 May 2013 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Sponsors
Sen. Udall, Mark [D-CO], Lisa Murkowski
Subjects
Defence
Source updated
12 August 2025
Summary
Fit to Serve Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to provide for the dissemination to potential military recruits of information on healthy body weight. Includes in the information that may be provided healthy weight according to age, height, and gender, the risks of obesity, and achieving and maintaining a healthy weight. Authorizes the dissemination of such information both electronically and in writing. Authorizes each military department Secretary to enter into joint use agreements with local governments in the vicinity of military installations in order to permit the use of athletic facilities at such installations by local civilians.
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Timeline
16 May 2013
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Source: IntroReferral
16 May 2013
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 16 May 2013 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 16 May 2013
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 16 May 2013
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 16 May 2013
Sponsors
- Sen. Udall, Mark [D-CO] · D · Sponsor
- Lisa Murkowski · R · Cosponsor
- · ssas00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/976
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/s/976
- us · 113-s-976 · source updated 12 August 2025