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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[H. Con. Res. 20 Introduced in House (IH)]
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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
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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,
performance-based fitness tests.
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 continuous 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 completed in 60 seconds.
(4) Shuttle run, which shall be assessed based on the time
taken to run 30 feet back and forth between 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 education in
any grade from kindergarten through grade 12.
(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 section 2 shall be
administered by a certified fitness professional.
SEC. 4. BENCHMARKS.
(a) In General.--The covered committees shall consult with fitness
organizations or certified fitness professionals to finalize and
publish benchmarks that set a performance standard for each test under
section 2 based on age and gender. In finalizing such benchmarks, such
committees 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 Challenge under section
3(a) shall submit to the covered committees the data of all eligible
participants who participate in the Challenge sponsored by such entity.
(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 performs 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 Representatives;
(2) the President pro tempore of the Senate;
(3) the Member of the House of Representatives who
represents the congressional district in which such participant
resides; and
(4) the Senator of the State in which such participant
resides.
(b) Recognition Levels.--For an eligible participant 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:
(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 Challenge,
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 eligible
participants who participate in the Challenge 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--
(A) a Members' Representational Allowance by a
Member of the House of Representatives under subsection
(b); and
(B) a Senators' Official Personnel and Office
Expense Account by a Senator under subsection (b).
(b) Funding Sources.--
(1) In general.--
(A) Members' representational allowance.--A Member
of the House of Representatives may use amounts
provided under the Members' Representational Allowance
of such Member under section 101 of the House of
Representatives Administrative Reform Technical
Corrections Act (2 U.S.C. 5341) to carry out activities
related to the Challenge.
(B) Senators' official personnel and office expense
account.--A Senator may use amounts provided under the
Senators' Official Personnel and Office Expense Account
of such Senator under the first section of Public Law
100-137 (2 U.S.C. 6313) to carry out activities related
to the Challenge.
(2) Alternative funding.--Not later than 1 year after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Subcommittees on the
Legislative Branch of the Committees on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives and the Senate shall publish a report
on the feasibility and desirability of using other funds of the
House of Representatives and Senate in covering expenses
incurred in carrying out the Challenge.
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 determined by a sponsor under
section 3(a), such as--
(A) a physical education teacher at a public 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
section 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.
(2) Covered committees.--The term ``covered 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 ``eligible
participant'' means a student, including a student attending a
public, private, or home school, aged 6 through 17.
(4) Member of the house of representatives.--The term
``Member of the House of Representatives'' means a
Representative in, or a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to,
the Congress.
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Submitted in House
Submitted in House
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
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