United States 114th Congress Status: Died 1 D cosponsors

S 1078 — Healthy Kids Outdoors Act of 2015

Last action — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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Summary

Healthy Kids Outdoors Act of 2015 Authorizes the Department of the Interior to issue an eligible entity a cooperative agreement for each state for the development, implementation, and updating of a five-year Healthy Kids Outdoors State Strategy designed to encourage people in the United States (especially children, youth, and families) to be physically active outdoors. Requires an entity that receives funding to: (1) update the State Strategy at least once every five years, and (2) provide a 25% match through in-kind contributions or cash. Requires State Strategies to provide for subgrants to local partners to implement the state strategy through at at least one of specified program activities. Directs the President to issue a national strategy for encouraging people 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 national strategy and State Strategies. Requires Interior to provide technical assistance to eligible entities and local partners, and disseminate best practices that emerge from the strategies funded by this Act.

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Action History

  1. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 546 not signed on

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Not signed on (546)

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Subjects

Child health Disability and paralysis Family services Hunting and fishing Intergovernmental relations Mental health Nutrition and diet Outdoor recreation Parks, recreation areas, trails Physical fitness and lifestyle Public participation and lobbying Public transit Wildlife conservation and habitat protection Public lands and natural resources
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Frequently asked questions

What does S 1078 do?
Healthy Kids Outdoors Act of 2015 Authorizes the Department of the Interior to issue an eligible entity a cooperative agreement for each state for the development, implementation, and updating of a five-year Healthy Kids Outdoors State Strategy designed to encourage people in the United States (especially children, youth, and families) to be physically active outdoors. Requires an entity that receives funding to: (1) update the State Strategy at least once every five years, and (2) provide a 25% match through in-kind contributions or cash. Requires State Strategies to provide for subgrants to local partners to implement the state strategy through at at least one of specified program activities. Directs the President to issue a national strategy for encouraging people 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 national strategy and State Strategies. Requires Interior to provide technical assistance to eligible entities and local partners, and disseminate best practices that emerge from the strategies funded by this Act.
Who sponsors S 1078?
S 1078 is sponsored by Martin Heinrich (D).
What is the current status of S 1078?
This bill died with 114th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track S 1078?
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