HR 9723 United States House · 119th Congress

Fit Future Act

The Fit Future Act establishes the President's Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition, a group of up to 30 appointed members who serve without pay to advise the President and the Department of Health and Human Services. This council is tasked with developing strategies to revive the Presidential Fitness Test, promoting school-based physical education programs, and setting new fitness goals for American youth. Additionally, the council will recommend campaigns to address childhood obesity and national security concerns related to sedentary lifestyles, while receiving administrative support and funding from the Department of Health and Human Services.

Issues: ✓ Education ✓ Healthcare

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jul 2026

Committee Review

Sep 2026

House Passage

Sep 2026

Senate Passage

President

Introduced Jul 16, 2026 Last action Sep 16, 2026

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Introduced in House → Engrossed in House · 6 edits · Sep 16, 2026

MODERATE

The Engrossed version expands the Council's recommended strategies from six items to ten, adding four new policy areas: adaptive fitness measures for lifelong habits, addressing rising costs of youth sports, increasing access for youth with disabilities and other barriers, and discouraging early sport specialization to reduce burnout and injuries. The language around the Presidential Fitness Test was also softened from 'reestablishing and implementing' to simply 'implementing,' removing the implication that the test had been discontinued.

SCOPE

The recommendation regarding the Presidential Fitness Test changed from 'reestablishing and implementing' to just 'implementing,' dropping the reference to re-establishing a previously ended program.

ELIGIBILITY

New item (B) adds strategies for developing adaptive physical fitness measures and programs to help students develop lifelong physically active habits, broadening the focus beyond traditional fitness testing.

New item (H) adds opportunities to increase participation in sports and physical activities, specifically targeting youth with barriers to access including youth with disabilities.

FISCAL

New item (G) adds strategies to address rising costs associated with youth sports by expanding access to nonprofit recreational and athletic opportunities.

REQUIREMENT

New item (I) adds strategies to encourage participation in a wide range of sports and physical activities to minimize burnout, injuries, and early specialization in a particular sport or activity.

TECHNICAL

In the partnerships language (moved to item F), 'player's associations' was changed to 'players associations' and the phrase 'among other initiatives' was removed.

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Amendments

Sep 16, 2026

Committee

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

upper

Sep 16, 2026

Introduced

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

lower

Sep 16, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

lower

Sep 16, 2026

Introduced

Mr. Walberg moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

lower

Jul 21, 2026

Introduced

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 33 - 0.

lower

Jul 21, 2026

Lower · Passed

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

lower

Jul 16, 2026

Committee

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

lower

Jul 16, 2026

Introduced

Introduced in House

lower

1 primary · 2 co-sponsors