Expressing concern regarding the preventable loss of life associated with sports-related sudden death of student athletes in the United States, and emphasizing the importance of rigorous, evidence-based pre-participation physical examinations for student athletes.
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Mar 21, 2016)
Encourages local school districts, youth sports associations, and college and university athletic departments to regularly update their pre-participation physical examination policies in accordance with evidence-based best practices and with respect for parental considerations.
What just happenedMar 25, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseMar 21, 2016
- Mar 25, 2016Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Mar 21, 2016IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Mar 21, 2016IntroReferralH11100-A
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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.
- Mar 21, 2016IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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.
Education and the Workforce Committee - Mar 21, 2016IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Mar 21, 2016IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House