# 119-s-1144: PHIT Act of 2025

119-s-1144, PHIT Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] (R-SD); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-23).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1144
- Congress: 119
- Title: PHIT Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-03-26
- Sponsor: Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] (R-SD)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-23

## Summary

**Would let taxpayers treat many fitness and exercise costs as medical expenses for tax purposes.** The change aims to encourage healthier lifestyles and prevent disease by making memberships, classes, instruction, and certain equipment count toward medical deductions.

## Cosponsors (6)

- Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] (D-CT), 2025-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] (R-WV), 2025-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN), 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] (R-KS), 2025-06-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA] (D-GA), 2025-10-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. McCormick, David [R-PA] (R-PA), 2026-03-16T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Tax deduction for fitness costs: benefit, high. If enacted, you would be able to treat certain sports and fitness costs as medical expenses for tax purposes if you itemize. The bill would allow eligible gym or fitness facility memberships, classes and instruction, instructional videos or books, and certain equipment and apparel to count. The yea…

## Related bills

- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-sres-913: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former United States Senator for the State of Kansas.
- 119-sres-897: A resolution honoring the life, service, and legacy of the Honorable Jon Llewellyn Kyl, former Senator for the State of Arizona.
- 119-sres-801: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Lindsey Olin Graham, a Senator from the State of South Carolina.
- 119-sres-755: A resolution honoring the life of the Honorable Donald W. Riegle, Jr., former Senator for the State of Michigan.
- 119-sres-739: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of John Seymour, the late Senator for the State of California.

## Sources
- [119-s-1144 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1144)

## Related
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-sres-913: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former Uni…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-913)
- [119-sres-897: A resolution honoring the life, service, and legacy of the Honorable Jon Llewel…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-897)
- [119-sres-801: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Lindsey Olin Graham,…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-801)
- [119-sres-755: A resolution honoring the life of the Honorable Donald W. Riegle, Jr., former S…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-755)
- [119-sres-739: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of John Seymour, the late Senator for…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-739)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1144 (as of 2026-10-23).