119-hr2850

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2850 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 2850

 To amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 with 
 respect to the eligibility of youth sports facilities for certain 
 grants, and for other purposes.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 April 10, 2025

 Mr. Huizenga (for himself and Mr. Veasey) introduced the following 
 bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, 
for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
 the committee concerned

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 A BILL

 To amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 with 
 respect to the eligibility of youth sports facilities for certain 
 grants, and for other purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Youth Sports Facilities Act of 
2025''.

SEC. 2. YOUTH SPORTS FACILITY ELIGIBILITY.

 

Section 201 of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 
1965 (42 U.S.C. 3141) is amended--

    (1) in subsection

    (a)

    (1) , by inserting ``youth sports,'' 
 after ``public service,'';

    (2) in subsection

    (b)

    (1)
        (A) , by inserting ``or youth sports 
 facilities'' after ``facilities''; and

    (3) in subsection
            (c) --
        (A) in paragraph

    (7) , by striking ``or'' at the 
 end;
        (B) in paragraph

    (8) , by striking the period at the 
 end and inserting a semicolon; and
            (C) by adding at the end the following:
 ``

    (9) address and mitigate the mental and physical health 
 impacts of sedentary lifestyles and obesity on the health of a 
 community by improving access to recreational space, including 
 by developing youth sports facilities serving the community;
 ``

    (10) benefit highly rural communities without adequate 
 tax revenues to invest in active lifestyle infrastructure;
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    (11) primarily serve children who--
 ``
        (A) are from low-income families in rural or 
 underserved communities;
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        (B) lack access to indoor or outdoor facilities 
 for covered physical education and sports activities; 
 and
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            (C) live or attend school in communities with 
 high rates of opioid use disorders or community 
 violence;
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    (12) support youth sports and recreation to spur economic 
 development, with a focus on urban and rural communities 
 lacking facilities; or
 ``

    (13) promote job creation through youth sports facilities 
 and adjacent businesses that support such facilities.''.
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