119-hconres20

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 20 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
H. CON. RES. 20

 Establishing the Congressional Fitness Challenge, and for other 
 purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 March 24, 2025

 Mr. Hamadeh of Arizona submitted the following concurrent resolution; 
 which was referred to the Committee on House Administration

_______________________________________________________________________

 CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

 Establishing the Congressional Fitness Challenge, and for other 
 purposes.

 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring),

SECTION 1. CONGRESSIONAL FITNESS CHALLENGE.

 There is established a national recognition program, to be known as 
the Congressional Fitness Challenge (in this concurrent resolution 
referred to as the ``Challenge''), to promote physical fitness and 
personal achievement among eligible participants through voluntary, 
performance-based fitness tests.

SEC. 2. TESTS.

 The Challenge shall be comprised of the following tests to be 
administered to eligible participants:

    (1) 1-mile run or walk, which shall be assessed based on 
 the time taken to run or walk 1 mile.

    (2) Pull-ups or flexed arm hang, which shall be assessed 
 based on the maximum number of continuous pull-ups or flexed 
 arm hangs completed with proper form.

    (3) Curl-ups or sit-ups, which shall be assessed based on 
 the number of curl-ups or sit-ups completed in 60 seconds.

    (4) Shuttle run, which shall be assessed based on the time 
 taken to run 30 feet back and forth between 2 parallel lines, 
 picking up a block of wood or similar object twice at 1 such 
 line, for a total of 120 feet.

    (5) Sit-and-reach, which shall be assessed based on the 
 maximum distance reached.

SEC. 3. ADMINISTRATION OF CHALLENGE.

    (a) Challenge Sponsors.--The following entities may sponsor the 
Challenge:

    (1) A public or private school that provides education in 
 any grade from kindergarten through grade 12.

    (2) A Member of the House of Representatives or Senator who 
 organizes a community-based event.

    (3) An independent entity that provides testing for an 
 eligible participant that attends a home school.

    (b) Test Administrators.--The tests under 

section 2 shall be 
administered by a certified fitness professional.

SEC. 4. BENCHMARKS.

    (a) In General.--The covered committees shall consult with fitness 
organizations or certified fitness professionals to finalize and 
publish benchmarks that set a performance standard for each test under 

section 2 based on age and gender. In finalizing such benchmarks, such 
committees shall take into account the historical standards used in the 
Presidential Physical Fitness Test.

    (b) Adaptive Standards.--Such benchmarks shall include adaptive 
standards for eligible participants with disabilities.

SEC. 5. DATA COLLECTION.

    (a) In General.--An entity sponsoring the Challenge under 

section 3

    (a) shall submit to the covered committees the data of all eligible 
participants who participate in the Challenge sponsored by such entity.

    (b) Data Aggregation.--The covered committees shall aggregate such 
data based on the gender and age group of such participants across the 
United States for each 1-year period.

SEC. 6. RECOGNITION.

    (a) In General.--An eligible participant who performs at or above 
the benchmarks under 

section 4 in the gender and age group of such 
participant for each test under 

section 2 may receive a certificate 
that is signed by--

    (1) the Speaker of the House of Representatives;

    (2) the President pro tempore of the Senate;

    (3) the Member of the House of Representatives who 
 represents the congressional district in which such participant 
 resides; and

    (4) the Senator of the State in which such participant 
 resides.

    (b) Recognition Levels.--For an eligible participant who performs 
at or above the following percentiles in the gender and age group of 
such participant for each test under 

section 2, a certificate under 
subsection

    (a) shall indicate the lowest recognition level achieved on 
any such test as follows:

    (1) Gold level: Top 85th percentile of eligible 
 participants who participated in the Challenge.

    (2) Silver level: Top 75th percentile of eligible 
 participants who participated in the Challenge.

    (3) Bronze level: Top 50th percentile of eligible 
 participants who participated in the Challenge.

SEC. 7. ADMINISTRATION AND OVERSIGHT.

    (a) Regulations and Guidance.--The covered committees shall 
jointly--

    (1) prescribe regulations to oversee the Challenge, 
 including--
        (A) testing protocols;
        (B) mechanisms to report any information needed for 
 recognition under 

section 6 to the Member of the House 
 of Representatives who represents the congressional 
 district in which an eligible participant resides and 
 the Senator of the State in which such participant 
 resides;
            (C) regulations to protect the privacy of eligible 
 participants who participate in the Challenge and 
 address the liability risks of sponsors under 

section 3

    (a) ; and
            (D) uniform standards for submitting data to the 
 covered committees under 

section 5; and

    (2) issue guidance on the use of--
        (A) a Members' Representational Allowance by a 
 Member of the House of Representatives under subsection

    (b) ; and
        (B) a Senators' Official Personnel and Office 
 Expense Account by a Senator under subsection

    (b) .

    (b) Funding Sources.--

    (1) In general.--
        (A) Members' representational allowance.--A Member 
 of the House of Representatives may use amounts 
 provided under the Members' Representational Allowance 
 of such Member under 

section 101 of the House of 
 Representatives Administrative Reform Technical 
 Corrections Act (2 U.S.C. 5341) to carry out activities 
 related to the Challenge.
        (B) Senators' official personnel and office expense 
 account.--A Senator may use amounts provided under the 
 Senators' Official Personnel and Office Expense Account 
 of such Senator under the first section of Public Law 
 100-137 (2 U.S.C. 6313) to carry out activities related 
 to the Challenge.

    (2) Alternative funding.--Not later than 1 year after the 
 date of enactment of this Act, the Subcommittees on the 
 Legislative Branch of the Committees on Appropriations of the 
 House of Representatives and the Senate shall publish a report 
 on the feasibility and desirability of using other funds of the 
 House of Representatives and Senate in covering expenses 
 incurred in carrying out the Challenge.

SEC. 8. DEFINITIONS.

 In this concurrent resolution:

    (1) Certified fitness professional.--The term ``certified 
 fitness professional'' means a fitness professional with a 
 relevant certification, as determined by a sponsor under 
 

section 3

    (a) , such as--
        (A) a physical education teacher at a public or 
 private school that provides education in a grade from 
 kindergarten through grade 12, but only with respect to 
 eligible participants who are in an age group for which 
 such teacher is qualified to administer the tests under 
 

section 2; or
        (B) a physical trainer with a certification from 
 the National Academy of Sports Medicine, the American 
 Council on Exercise, or a similar entity.

    (2) Covered committees.--The term ``covered committees'' 
 means the Committee on House Administration of the House of 
 Representatives and the Committee on Rules and Administration 
 of the Senate.

    (3) Eligible participant.--The term ``eligible 
 participant'' means a student, including a student attending a 
 public, private, or home school, aged 6 through 17.

    (4) Member of the house of representatives.--The term 
 ``Member of the House of Representatives'' means a 
 Representative in, or a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, 
 the Congress.
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