US Congress Senate Bill 634 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 21-3-1)
Status: Introduced on March 18 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-03-18 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Fitness Integrated with Teaching Kids Act or the FIT Kids Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to require annual state and local educational agency report cards to include specified information on school health and physical education programs. Includes the promotion of healthy, active lifestyles by students within ESEA grant programs that support school counseling, smaller learning communities, community learning centers, and parental involvement in their childrens' education. Revises the professional development program for teachers and principals to include training for physical and health education teachers, and training on improving students' health habits and participation in physical activities. Directs the Secretary of Education to contract with the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) for a study that: (1) assesses the effect health and physical education have on students' ability to learn; and (2) makes recommendations for improving, and measuring improvements to, their health and physical education in schools.

FIT Kids Act

Sen. Daniel Akaka [D-HI]	Sen. Evan Bayh [D-IN]	Sen. Mark Begich [D-AK]	Sen. Jeff Bingaman [D-NM]
Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH]	Sen. Roland Burris [D-IL]	Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA]	Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME]
Sen. John Ensign [R-NV]	Sen. Al Franken [D-MN]	Sen. Tom Harkin [D-IA]	Sen. Daniel Inouye [D-HI]
Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]	Sen. Herb Kohl [D-WI]	Sen. Frank Lautenberg [D-NJ]	Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT]
Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ]	Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR]	Sen. Patty Murray [D-WA]	Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT]
Sen. Arlen Specter [D-PA]	Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT]	Sen. Mark Udall [D-CO]	Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI]
Sen. Roger Wicker [R-MS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-03-18		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

HB1585 (Same As) 2010-04-22 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/634/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/s634/BILLS-111s634is.pdf