Presidential Fitness Test Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Van Drew
Introduced
Summary
This bill would create a President's Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition and push to reestablish the Presidential Fitness Test as the main school assessment for a Presidential Fitness Award.
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Bill Overview
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More youth fitness programs and funding
This bill would direct the Council to advise the President and recommend actions to boost youth fitness. The Council would push to reestablish a Presidential Fitness Test as the main tool for a Presidential Fitness Award and promote school challenges and programs that reward physical education. It would recommend partnerships with athletes, sports groups, nonprofits, and community organizations, and strategies to fight childhood obesity and improve military readiness. The bill would also let the Secretary of Health and Human Services provide funding and technical support to the Council, subject to future appropriations, and allow money appropriated for the Presidential Youth Fitness Program after enactment to be used to set up the Presidential Fitness Test in U.S. schools.
New Presidential Fitness Council
This bill would create the President's Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition with up to 30 members. Members would serve 2-year terms, be eligible for reappointment, and could stay until a successor is named. The President would pick a Chair and an Executive Director to run daily work. Members would not be paid but could get travel reimbursement. The Council would end 2 years after enactment unless the President extends it. The bill would let the Secretary of Health and Human Services handle most advisory administration duties under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, but the President would still report to Congress.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Van Drew
NJ • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Murphy, Gregory F. [R-NC-3]
NC • R
Sponsored 12/10/2025
Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1]
GA • R
Sponsored 12/10/2025
Rep. McCormick, Richard [R-GA-7]
GA • R
Sponsored 12/10/2025
Rep. Moore, Barry [R-AL-1]
AL • R
Sponsored 12/10/2025
Buchanan
FL • R
Sponsored 12/10/2025
McDowell
NC • R
Sponsored 12/10/2025
Rep. Rulli, Michael A. [R-OH-6]
OH • R
Sponsored 12/10/2025
Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]
NE • R
Sponsored 12/10/2025
Fedorchak
ND • R
Sponsored 12/10/2025
Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17]
FL • R
Sponsored 12/11/2025
Rep. Harshbarger, Diana [R-TN-1]
TN • R
Sponsored 2/9/2026
Biggs (SC)
SC • R
Sponsored 2/23/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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