HR 2014 · 114th Congress · Public Lands and Natural Resources

Healthy Kids Outdoors Act of 2015

Introduced 2015-04-23· Sponsored by Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.(2015-05-26)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Healthy Kids Outdoors Act of 2015 Authorizes the Department of the Interior to issue one cooperative agreement per state to eligible entities to implement and update a five-year Healthy Kids Outdoors State Strategy for encouraging Americans, especially children, youth, and families, to be physically active outdoors. Requires eligible entities to provide a 25% match of the funding that they receive under this Act through in-kind contributions or cash. Directs the President to issue a national strategy for encouraging Americans to be physically active outdoors. Directs Interior and the Department of Health and Human Services to carry out a study of national significance on the health impacts of the strategies under this Act. Requires Interior to provide technical assistance to grantees and to disseminate best practices that emerge from the state strategies funded by this Act.…

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Cosponsors (11)

11 Democrats