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Bill113th CongressFiled May 21, 2014Public Lands and Natural Resources
H.R. 4706

Healthy Kids Outdoors Act of 2014

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What it doesSummary introduced in house (May 21, 2014)

Healthy Kids Outdoors Act of 2014 - Authorizes the Secretary 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 the Secretary and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to carry out a study of national significance on the health impacts of the strategies under this Act.

Requires the Secretary to provide technical assistance to grantees and to disseminate best practices that emerge from the state strategies funded by this Act.

What just happenedMay 30, 2014

Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.

Who’s behind it

Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3](D-WI)Sponsor
9 cosponsors9 D
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  • Introduced in HouseMay 21, 2014
  1. May 30, 2014Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.

  2. May 23, 2014Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

  3. May 21, 2014IntroReferralH11100

    Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.

  4. May 21, 2014IntroReferralH11100

    Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.

  5. May 21, 2014IntroReferralIntro-H

    Introduced in House

  6. May 21, 2014IntroReferral1000

    Introduced in House

Healthy Kids Outdoors Act of 2014 — Informed