Exercise and Fitness for All Act

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 10560 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 10560 To promote the provision of exercise machines and equipment, and exercise and fitness classes and instruction, that are accessible to individuals with disabilities. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 24, 2024 Mr. DeSaulnier introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To promote the provision of exercise machines and equipment, and exercise and fitness classes and instruction, that are accessible to individuals with disabilities. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Exercise and Fitness for All Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following: (1) Individuals with disabilities can maintain and improve their health through appropriate physical activity. (2) According to a 2023 meta-analysis published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, physical exercise programs reduced depressive symptoms in adults with both intellectual and physical disabilities, while other data shows that adults with disabilities report experiencing mental distress approximately five times as often as adults without disabilities. (3) In the 2018 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans (referred to in this section as the ``Guidelines''), the Department of Health and Human Services recommends that individuals with disabilities, who are able, participate in regular aerobic activity. (4) The Guidelines also recommend that adults with disabilities, who are able, do muscle strengthening activities of moderate or high intensity on two or