Roger Marshall (R-KS)
Presidential Fitness Test Act of 2025
A Republican bill with 3 Republican cosponsors · See all 3 cosponsors
Last activity — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, known as the "Presidential Fitness Test Act of 2025," establishes the President's Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition. The Council will consist of up to 30 members appointed by the President to serve two-year terms. Its primary functions include advising the President and recommending strategies to reestablish the Presidential Fitness Test. The Council is tasked with developing programs for school-based physical education and expanding sports participation at various levels. It also aims to address national security threats linked to childhood obesity and chronic diseases. The Council is scheduled to terminate two years after enactment unless the President extends it.
Yes· 3 of 5
- Scored +5
Would children be better off under this?
The bill establishes goals to foster a new generation of healthy, active citizens through school-based fitness programs.
- Scored +4
Would students be better off under this?
The bill promotes the development of school-based programs that reward excellence in physical education.
- Scored +3
Would people in their twenties and thirties be better off under this?
The bill expands opportunities for participation in sports and engages in physical fitness at various levels.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Reestablishing fitness assessments: The Council is tasked with recommending strategies to bring back the Presidential Fitness Test as a main assessment tool (Section 2(c)(2)(A)).
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Enhanced school programs: The bill includes recommendations for developing and promoting school-based programs that reward excellence in physical education (Section 2(c)(2)(B)).
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Expanded participation opportunities: The Council will look for ways to expand opportunities for participating in sports and engaging in physical fitness at global, national, State, and local levels (Section 2(c)(2)(C)).
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Youth health goals: The Council aims to create bold fitness goals for American youth to help foster a new generation of healthy, active citizens (Section 2(c)(2)(D)).
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Promoting active lifestyles: Through partnerships with various organizations and figures, the Council intends to emphasize the importance of an active lifestyle and good nutrition (Section 2(c)(2)(F)).
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Addressing health threats: The Council will work on strategies to address the national security threat caused by increasing rates of childhood obesity, chronic diseases, and sedentary lifestyles (Section 2(c)(2)(G)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No specific negative impacts are explicitly stated in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would children be better off under this? — The bill establishes goals to foster a new generation of healthy, active citizens through school-based fitness programs. Would students be better off under this? — The bill promotes the development of school-based programs that reward excellence in physical education. Would people in their twenties and thirties be better off under this? — The bill expands opportunities for participation in sports and engages in physical fitness at various levels.
- Healthcare
- Does this make health care easier to get in general? — The bill aims to address the national security threat posed by childhood obesity and chronic diseases through increased fitness and nutrition emphasis.
- Education And Technology
- Does this put more money into public schools? — The bill allows for the use of appropriated amounts to establish the Presidential Fitness Test in schools.
- 12/15/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 12/10/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in Senate
3 bills Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
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Katie BrittRepublican · Alabama
Ashley MoodyRepublican · Florida