This concurrent resolution establishes the Congressional Fitness Challenge , a national recognition program aimed at promoting physical fitness and personal achievement. The Challenge is designed for eligible participants , defined as students aged 6 through 17, including those attending public, private, or home schools. It operates through voluntary, performance-based fitness tests. The program comprises five specific tests: a 1-mile run or walk, pull-ups or flexed arm hang, curl-ups or sit-ups, a shuttle run, and a sit-and-reach. These tests are to be administered by certified fitness professionals . Various entities, such as public or private schools, Members of Congress organizing community events, and independent entities for home-schooled students, are authorized to sponsor the Challenge. Benchmarks for each test are to be finalized and published by designated congressional committees, in consultation with fitness organizations, based on age and gender. These benchmarks will also include adaptive standards for participants with disabilities, taking into account historical standards from the Presidential Physical Fitness Test. Sponsoring entities are required to submit participant data, which the committees will aggregate by gender and age group. Participants who perform at or above the established benchmarks for their age and gender group receive a certificate signed by the Speaker of the House, the President pro tempore of the Senate, and their respective congressional representatives. Recognition levels—Bronze (top 50th percentile), Silver (top 75th percentile), and Gold (top 85th percentile)—are awarded based on performance. The covered committees are responsible for prescribing regulations, including testing protocols, data reporting mechanisms, privacy protections, and liability considerations, and for issuing guidance on funding sources, which may include Members' Representational Allowances and Senators' Official Personnel and Office Expense Accounts.
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Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Submitted in House
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
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Establishing the Congressional Fitness Challenge, and for other purposes.
USA119th CongressHCONRES-20| House
| Updated: 3/24/2025
This concurrent resolution establishes the Congressional Fitness Challenge , a national recognition program aimed at promoting physical fitness and personal achievement. The Challenge is designed for eligible participants , defined as students aged 6 through 17, including those attending public, private, or home schools. It operates through voluntary, performance-based fitness tests. The program comprises five specific tests: a 1-mile run or walk, pull-ups or flexed arm hang, curl-ups or sit-ups, a shuttle run, and a sit-and-reach. These tests are to be administered by certified fitness professionals . Various entities, such as public or private schools, Members of Congress organizing community events, and independent entities for home-schooled students, are authorized to sponsor the Challenge. Benchmarks for each test are to be finalized and published by designated congressional committees, in consultation with fitness organizations, based on age and gender. These benchmarks will also include adaptive standards for participants with disabilities, taking into account historical standards from the Presidential Physical Fitness Test. Sponsoring entities are required to submit participant data, which the committees will aggregate by gender and age group. Participants who perform at or above the established benchmarks for their age and gender group receive a certificate signed by the Speaker of the House, the President pro tempore of the Senate, and their respective congressional representatives. Recognition levels—Bronze (top 50th percentile), Silver (top 75th percentile), and Gold (top 85th percentile)—are awarded based on performance. The covered committees are responsible for prescribing regulations, including testing protocols, data reporting mechanisms, privacy protections, and liability considerations, and for issuing guidance on funding sources, which may include Members' Representational Allowances and Senators' Official Personnel and Office Expense Accounts.