Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act

The Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act would require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to publish national physical activity recommendations for Americans. The first report would be due by December 31, 2029, with subsequent reports at least every 10 years. A related update report would be due five years after the first report, and then at least every 10 years thereafter. Each report must be based on the latest evidence and include guidance for population subgroups (such as children and people with disabilities) and information on engaging in appropriate activity and avoiding inactivity. Federal agencies would be encouraged to consider these recommendations when shaping health programs, and any new agency recommendations would be expected to align with the most recent report. The bill also clarifies that nothing in the act limits biomedical research or the communication of scientific findings, and it explicitly states that any physical fitness standards established under the act would not be binding as a matter of Federal law or regulation.