# 119-hr-9527: STRONG Act

119-hr-9527, STRONG Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4] (R-UT); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-9527
- Congress: 119
- Title: STRONG Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-06-29
- Sponsor: Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4] (R-UT)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Sports and Recreation
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-04

## Summary

**Creates a separate occupational code for strength and conditioning coaches in the Standard Occupational Classification.** The bill says these coaches perform distinct duties and meet specific education and certification standards and asks the Office of Management and Budget to consider adding a detailed SOC occupation within Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations. - Strength and conditioning coaches would be formally recognized in federal occupational data and identified as a distinct profession with requirements such as a bachelor's degree, a nationally accredited certification for college, professional, and U.S. government positions, and at least 300 hours of supervised internship. - Colleges, professional sports teams, the U.S. military, law enforcement, and first responders would have clearer federal classification to distinguish these coaches from athletic trainers and physical therapists. - Federal statisticians and researchers would get more precise data for counting and analyzing this workforce because the SOC is used for data collection and classification. - If the Director of the Office of Management and Budget decides not to establish a separate code after the first SOC revision, the Director must submit a report explaining that decision to the House Education and Workforce Committee and the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs within 30 days. - The Act specifies that no additional funds are authorized to carry out this bill.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Murphy, Gregory F. [R-NC-3] (R-NC), 2026-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1] (R-IA), 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New job code for strength coaches: mixed, low. This bill would ask the OMB Director to consider creating a separate Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) code for strength and conditioning coaches. The change would be considered as part of the first SOC revision after enactment and placed as a detailed occupation in the 'Healthcare Practit…

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- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4317: PBM Reform Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2902: SOAR Act of 2025
- 119-hr-833: Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-9527 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9527)

## Related
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- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-4317: PBM Reform Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4317)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-2902: SOAR Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2902)
- [119-hr-833: Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-833)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9527 (as of 2026-09-04).