# 119-hr-9839: STRONG Kids Act

119-hr-9839, STRONG Kids Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Carey, Mike [R-OH-15] (R-OH); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-09).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9839
- As of: 2026-08-09
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-9839
- Congress: 119
- Title: STRONG Kids Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-07-22
- Sponsor: Rep. Carey, Mike [R-OH-15] (R-OH)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Sports and Recreation
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-09

## Summary

**expand safe and equitable access to youth sports through competitive federal grants**. This bill would create a Department of Health and Human Services grant program to improve the health, safety, and participation of individuals under 18 through funding, training, and subgrants.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2026-07-22T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More youth sports help for families: benefit, low. If enacted, this bill would create a competitive HHS grant program to expand youth sports access and health programs for people under 18. National grants would be capped at $5,000,000 and regional or State grants at $2,500,000. Grantees would make local subgrants of $10,000 to $50,000 and must prio…

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- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act
- 119-hr-2548: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025
- 119-hr-5343: Ensuring Patient Access to Critical Breakthrough Products Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-9839 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9839)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-137)
- [119-hr-2548: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2548)
- [119-hr-5343: Ensuring Patient Access to Critical Breakthrough Products Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5343)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9839 (as of 2026-08-09).