Establishing the Congressional Fitness Challenge, and for other purposes.
Sponsored By: Representative Hamadeh, Abraham J. [R-AZ-8]
Introduced
Summary
Congressional Fitness Challenge creates a national recognition program that promotes physical fitness and personal achievement for K–12 students and home-schooled children aged 6–17. It uses five voluntary, performance-based tests and awards Gold, Silver, or Bronze certificates to top performers.
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- Students and families: Eligible participants aged 6–17 can take 5 tests (1-mile run/walk, pull-ups or flexed-arm hang, curl-ups or sit-ups, shuttle run with object carry, and sit-and-reach) administered by certified fitness professionals with adaptive standards for disabilities.
- Schools, Members, and organizers: Sponsors can be public or private K–12 schools, a Member of Congress running a community event, or independent testers for home-schooled children. Sponsors must follow certified administration and risk management rules and may use Members’ Representational Allowances or Senators’ official accounts to fund Challenge activities.
- Oversight and data: House and Senate committees will set age- and gender-based benchmarks, issue uniform testing and privacy rules, collect annual participant data by age and gender, and report within one year on other funding options.
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Certificates and award levels for kids
If adopted, a student who meets the benchmarks for their age and gender on all tests could get a certificate. The certificate would be signed by the Speaker, the President pro tempore, the student’s House Member, and their Senator. Awards would be percentile‑based among participants: Gold (top 85th), Silver (top 75th), and Bronze (top 50th). The certificate would show the lowest level the student reached on any test.
Voluntary fitness challenge for kids
If adopted, children ages 6–17 could join a voluntary Congressional Fitness Challenge. Events could be run by K–12 schools, a House Member or Senator, or a qualified group for homeschoolers. A certified fitness professional would give five tests: a 1‑mile run or walk (time), pull‑ups or a flexed‑arm hang (max reps), curl‑ups or sit‑ups in 60 seconds (count), a 30‑foot shuttle run with two pickups totaling 120 feet (time), and a sit‑and‑reach (distance).
Rules for sponsors: benchmarks and data
If adopted, the covered committees would set and publish age‑ and gender‑based benchmarks, with adaptive standards for students with disabilities. They would write testing protocols, privacy protections, liability risk guidance for sponsors, and standard data formats. Sponsors would have to submit data on every participant they test, and the committees would add it up by age and gender each year. The committees would guide how Members’ and Senators’ office funds may support events, and those funds could be used for Challenge activities.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Hamadeh, Abraham J. [R-AZ-8]
AZ • R
Cosponsors
Wied
WI • R
Sponsored 3/25/2025
Stutzman
IN • R
Sponsored 3/27/2025
Rep. McCormick, Richard [R-GA-7]
GA • R
Sponsored 4/8/2025
Del. King-Hinds, Kimberlyn [R-MP-At Large]
MP • R
Sponsored 4/10/2025
Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21]
NY • R
Sponsored 4/24/2025
Rep. Van Orden, Derrick [R-WI-3]
WI • R
Sponsored 4/24/2025
Rep. Begich, Nicholas J. [R-AK-At Large]
AK • R
Sponsored 5/5/2025
Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4]
UT • R
Sponsored 6/4/2025
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