{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.britt.senate.gov/news/press-releases/u-s-senators-katie-britt-roger-marshall-john-boozman-seek-to-formally-reestablish-presidential-fitness-test-to-counter-childhood-obesity/", "U.S. Senators Katie Britt, Roger Marshall, John Boozman Seek to Formally Reestablish Presidential Fitness Test to Counter Childhood Obesity", "2025-12-15", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "Senate", "AL", "Katie Boyd Britt", "B001319", "www.britt.senate.gov", "britt", "https://www.britt.senate.gov/media/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 U.S. Senators Katie Britt (R-Ala.), Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kan.), and John Boozman (R-Ark.) introduced the Presidential Fitness Test Act of 2025. This legislation would codify President Trump\u2019s Executive Order by formally establishing the President\u2019s Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition to advise the President and advance national priorities related to physical fitness, sports participation, and nutrition awareness. It is designed to reverse declining fitness trends and return national attention to measurable, achievable youth health goals.\n\n\u201c\u2018Make America Healthy Again\u2019 starts with making sure our children are physically active and develop healthy habits early in their lives. One way to achieve this is by building on President Trump\u2019s effort to bring back the Presidential Fitness Test in our schools so the next generation learns to love fitness and understands the countless benefits that come with leading an active lifestyle,\u201d said Senator Britt.\n\nThe Presidential Fitness Test Act of 2025 creates and codifies the President\u2019s Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition, comprising up to 30 presidential appointees, reestablishes the Presidential Fitness Test and award, and addresses obesity and inactivity by developing school-based physical education challenges and expanded access to sports.\n\n\u201cFor decades, the Presidential Fitness Test, enacted by Kansas\u2019 own President Eisenhower, motivated millions of young Americans to push themselves, stay active, and take pride in their physical accomplishments,\u201d said Senator Marshall.\u201cThat same competitive spirit is what built America, and it\u2019s time to restore that legacy.\u201d\n\nThe President\u2019s Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition was first created in 1956 to promote youth health and physical activity nationwide, encouraging millions of students to pursue active lifestyles and physical achievement. In 2012, the Obama Administration\u2019s move to replace the Presidential Fitness Test with the Presidential Youth Fitness Program disincentivized the use of established fitness tests and measurable goals. Youth fitness has declined sharply, and approximately 1 in 6 children ages 10-17 have obesity.\n\n\u201cIt\u2019s important to help young Arkansans build good habits including engaging in a physically active, healthy lifestyle,\u201d said Senator Boozman. \u201cThis bill uses a proven tool to accomplish that in addition to promoting long-term benefits for public health and personal well-being that serve to strengthen our nation.\u201d\n\nYou can read the full text of the bill here.\n\nSenator Britt is a consistent advocate for commonsense solutions to Make America Healthy Again, seeking improved FDA oversight and reporting through the Better Food Disclosure Act and supporting efforts to remove harmful synthetic dyes from our foods.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.britt.senate.gov/news/press-releases/u-s-senators-katie-britt-roger-marshall-john-boozman-seek-to-formally-reestablish-presidential-fitness-test-to-counter-childhood-obesity/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.695123104378581, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}