Schools can add 60 minutes of daily physical activity if they choose.
H.R. 9952 — Healthy Recess for Learning Act · Filed by Tom Barrett (R-MI) · 4 cosponsors · Introduced Jul 27, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill encourages school districts to give students 60 minutes of physical activity daily. This can be recess, PE class, or other movement time. Districts can include this goal in school improvement plans. They can use federal money for physical activity programs. The bill does not require this and does not punish schools that decline.
Who it affects
Schools and students are affected. The bill tries to address childhood obesity and sedentary behavior. More physical activity helps students learn better and behave better.
One thing to notice
The bill does not force schools to add the activity time. Schools that want to do it can use federal money to help pay.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
4 cosponsors: 3 Republicans, 1 Democrats.
- Jul 27, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Jul 27, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Education and Workforce · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- physical activity — Movement of the body that uses energy, like running, playing, or exercise.
- recess — A break during the school day when students can play and move around.
- school improvement plans — Written goals that a school makes to help students learn and do better.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (2,951 characters) on Aug 12, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,707 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-23.
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