# 119-hr-4536: Fit for Duty Act

119-hr-4536, Fit for Duty Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Timmons, William R. [R-SC-4] (R-SC); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4536
- Congress: 119
- Title: Fit for Duty Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-07-17
- Sponsor: Rep. Timmons, William R. [R-SC-4] (R-SC)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**This bill would create a new military fitness bonus pay program to reward service members who score 90 percent or higher on official physical fitness tests.** The goal is to boost readiness and counter rising obesity and fitness-related medical problems in the force. - Service members: Members entitled to basic pay who achieve a 90 percent or higher score on a required fitness test would be eligible. A perfect score would pay $1,000 and other qualifying scores would pay $500, and the bonus would be available for each required test. - Military leaders and oversight: Each service secretary would submit an annual report to congressional defense committees listing totals of bonuses awarded, counts of perfect and non-perfect qualifying scores, number of members receiving bonuses, the program's total cost, and any observed impact on readiness. - Taxes: The bill would amend the tax code to treat these fitness bonuses as a qualified military benefit so the payments are excluded from income tax for applicable taxable years.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Bonuses and tax break for fit service members: benefit, medium. If enacted, service members who get basic pay and score 90%+ would get a cash bonus per required fitness test. You would get $1,000 for a perfect score, or $500 for a 90%+ non-perfect score. A bonus would be available each time your service requires the test. Scores would be measured under rules se…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6955: Main Street Capital Access Act
- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7613: ALERT Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-4536 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4536)

## Related
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-137)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-6955: Main Street Capital Access Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6955)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
- [119-hr-7613: ALERT Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7613)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4536 (as of 2026-04-21).