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Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act

Public Law 117-50 · S. 1301 · 117th Congress · began in the Senate

Signed by Joe Biden (D) on Oct 14, 2021 · Economics and Public Finance

Sponsor: Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH)

Cosponsors (2): Sen. Roger Wicker,

Passage votesYeaNay

  • HouseRecorded vote: 219 yea, 212 nay219–212
  • SenateRecorded vote: 50 yea, 48 nay50–48
Data notes

The final version of the law, as each chamber passed it. A chamber that passed it by voice vote or unanimous consent has no count. “Method not stated” means the record does not say how the chamber voted. Where the record has a member-by-member vote, the “Who voted for it” section shows who voted yea.

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Summary

The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.

This bill increases the public debt limit by $480 billion.

Who voted for it

Every senator of the 117th Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 50 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.

50 yea48 nay2 present or did not vote

ProEstablishmentAnti
Economic left–right
More liberalMore conservative

Democrats who voted yea(50)

  • Sen. Bernie SandersD-VT
  • Sen. Elizabeth WarrenD-MA
  • Sen. Ed MarkeyD-MA
  • Sen. Cory BookerD-NJ
  • Sen. Mazie HironoD-HI
  • Sen. Tammy BaldwinD-WI
  • Sen. Jon OssoffD-GA
  • Sen. Jeff MerkleyD-OR
  • Sen. Tina SmithD-MN
  • Sen. Bob MenendezD-NJ
  • Sen. Brian SchatzD-HI
  • Sen. Martin HeinrichD-NM
  • Sen. Ben LujánD-NM
  • Sen. Alex PadillaD-CA
  • Sen. Patrick LeahyD-VT
  • Sen. Sherrod BrownD-OH
  • Sen. Raphael WarnockD-GA
  • Sen. Patty MurrayD-WA
  • Sen. Kirsten GillibrandD-NY
  • Sen. Jack ReedD-RI
  • Sen. Maria CantwellD-WA
  • Sen. Chris Van HollenD-MD
  • Sen. Sheldon WhitehouseD-RI
  • Sen. Richard BlumenthalD-CT
  • Sen. Ron WydenD-OR
  • Sen. Debbie StabenowD-MI
  • Sen. Tammy DuckworthD-IL
  • Sen. Christopher MurphyD-CT
  • Sen. Richard DurbinD-IL
  • Sen. Thomas CarperD-DE
  • Sen. Amy KlobucharD-MN
  • Sen. Bob CaseyD-PA
  • Sen. Dianne FeinsteinD-CA
  • Sen. Benjamin CardinD-MD
  • Sen. Michael BennetD-CO
  • Sen. Gary PetersD-MI
  • Sen. Mark WarnerD-VA
  • Sen. Tim KaineD-VA
  • Sen. Jacky RosenD-NV
  • Sen. Christopher CoonsD-DE
  • Sen. Chuck SchumerD-NY
  • Sen. Catherine Cortez MastoD-NV
  • Sen. Jeanne ShaheenD-NH
  • Sen. John HickenlooperD-CO
  • Sen. Mark KellyD-AZ
  • Sen. Maggie HassanD-NH
  • Sen. Angus KingD-ME
  • Sen. Jon TesterD-MT
  • Sen. Kyrsten SinemaD-AZ
  • Sen. Joe ManchinD-WV

Republicans who voted yea(0)

  • None.
Data notes

The Senate’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 412 in Voteview), matched to the vote the record cites and checked against its totals. Positions are each member’s DW-NOMINATE score for that Congress, as on the Ideology page; left to right is more liberal to more conservative. Paired and announced yea votes count as yea. Lists follow the compass, most liberal first. A name links to a profile only for members of the current Congress. A law passed by voice vote or unanimous consent has no member list, and neither does a vote Voteview has not yet recorded.

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Committees

The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.

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Related bills

6 bills the Library of Congress relates to this one.

  • H.R. 2094Identical bill

    Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act

  • H.R. 5304Related bill

    Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act

  • H.R. 5305 · became Public Law 117-43Related bill

    Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act

  • H.Res. 688Procedurally-related

    Providing for consideration of the bill (S. 1301) to provide for the publication by the Secretary of Health and Human Services of physical activity recommendations for Americans.

  • S. 2868Related bill

    A bill to temporarily extend the public debt limit until December 16, 2022.

  • S. 5254Related bill

    Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act

Data notes

Related bills are identified by the Congressional Research Service, the House and the Senate: companion and identical bills, bills with similar text, bills that were folded into this law, and rules that brought it to the floor. A bill that is itself a public law in this site’s data links here; the others link to Congress.gov.

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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 50 actions.

  1. Oct 14, 2021Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 117-50.
  2. Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
  3. FloorFloor · Presented to President.
  4. Oct 12, 2021FloorFloor · Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 716, House agreed to Senate amendment to House amendment
  5. OtherOther · Resolving differences -- House actions: Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 716, House agreed to Senate amendment to House amendment
  6. Oct 8, 2021FloorFloor · Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  7. Oct 7, 2021Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate concurred in the House amendment to S.1301 with an amendment (SA 3847) by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 48. Record Vote Number: 412.Senate roll call 412
  8. FloorFloor · Second cloture motion on the motion to concur in the House amendment to S.1301 rendered moot in Senate.
  9. FloorFloor · Motion by Senator Schumer to refer to Senate Committee on Finance the House message to accompany S. 1301 with instructions to report back forthwith with the following amendment (SA 3849) fell when cloture was invoked on the motion to concur in the House amendment to S. 1301 with…
  10. FloorFloor · Cloture on the motion to concur in the House amendment to S. 1301 with an amendment (SA 3847) invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 61 - 38. Record Vote Number: 411.Senate roll call 411
  11. FloorFloor · Motion by Senator Schumer to refer to Senate Committee on Finance the House message to accompany S. 1301 with instructions to report back forthwith with the following amendment (SA 3849) made in Senate.
  12. FloorFloor · Second cloture motion on the motion to concur in the House amendment to S. 1301 presented in Senate. (CR S6953-6964)
  13. FloorFloor · Cloture motion on the motion to concur in the House amendment to S. 1301 with an amendment (SA 3847) presented in Senate. (CR S6953)
  14. FloorFloor · Motion by Senator Schumer to concur in the House amendment to S. 1301 with an amendment (SA 3847) made in Senate. (CR S6953)
  15. FloorFloor · Motion to table the motion to concur in the House amendment to S. 1301 with an amendment (SA 3835) agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
  16. FloorFloor · Motion by Senator Schumer to refer to Senate Committee on Finance the House message to accompany S. 1301 with instructions to report back forthwith with the following amendment (SA 3837) tabled in Senate by Voice Vote.
  17. FloorFloor · Cloture motion on the motion to concur in the House amendment to S. 1301 withdrawn by unanimous consent in Senate. (CR S6953)
  18. FloorFloor · Considered by Senate (Message from the House considered).
  19. OtherOther · Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate concurred in the House amendment to S.1301 with an amendment (SA 3847) by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 48. Record Vote Number: 412.Senate roll call 412
  20. Oct 4, 2021FloorFloor · Cloture motion on the motion to concur in the House amendment to S. 1301 presented in Senate. (CR S6882)
  21. FloorFloor · Considered by Senate (Message from the House considered).
  22. Sep 30, 2021FloorFloor · Motion by Senator Schumer to refer to Senate Committee on Finance the House message to accompany S. 1301 with instructions to report back forthwith with the following amendment (SA 3837) made in Senate.
  23. FloorFloor · Motion by Senator Schumer to concur in the House amendment to S. 1301 with an amendment (SA 3835) made in Senate. (CR S6832)
  24. FloorFloor · Motion by Senator Schumer to concur in the House amendment to S. 1301 made in Senate. (CR S6832)
  25. FloorFloor · Measure laid before Senate by motion.
  26. FloorFloor · Motion to proceed to consideration of the House message to accompany S. 1301 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 43. Record Vote Number: 402.Senate roll call 402
  27. Sep 29, 2021FloorFloor · Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill.
  28. FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  29. FloorFloor · On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 219 - 212 (Roll no. 310).House roll call 310
  30. FloorFloor · On motion to commit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 211 - 219 (Roll no. 309).House roll call 309
Data notes

Every action the Library of Congress lists for the bill, from introduction to signing, plus the dated committee hearings. The source lists many steps twice (the chamber’s own entry and the Library of Congress copy, or a presidential and a became-law entry with the same words); those are shown once. Amendments are listed in their own section.

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Amendments

11 amendments offered to the bill, with the last recorded step of each.

Where each amendment ended up

  • S.Amdt. 3851SenateSen. Chuck SchumerD-NY· offered Oct 7, 2021Fell

    To modify the effective date.

    Oct 7, 2021: SA 3851 fell when SA 3850 fell.

    Fell

  • S.Amdt. 3850SenateSen. Chuck SchumerD-NY· offered Oct 7, 2021Fell

    To modify the effective date.

    Oct 7, 2021: SA 3850 fell when SA 3849 fell.

    Fell

  • S.Amdt. 3849SenateSen. Chuck SchumerD-NY· offered Oct 7, 2021Fell

    To change the effective date.

    Oct 7, 2021: SA 3849 (the instructions of the motion to refer) fell when cloture was invoked on the motion to concur in the House amendment to S. 1301 with an amendment (SA 3847).

    Fell

  • S.Amdt. 3848SenateSen. Chuck SchumerD-NY· offered Oct 7, 2021Withdrawn

    To change the effective date.

    Oct 7, 2021: Proposed amendment SA 3848 withdrawn in Senate.

    Withdrawn

  • S.Amdt. 3847SenateSen. Chuck SchumerD-NY· offered Oct 7, 2021Agreed to

    In the nature of a substitute.

    Oct 7, 2021: Amendment SA 3847 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 48. Record Vote Number: 412.

    Agreed to

  • S.Amdt. 3839SenateSen. Chuck SchumerD-NY· offered Sep 30, 2021Fell

    To modify the effective date.

    Oct 7, 2021: SA 3839 fell when SA 3838 fell.

    Fell

  • S.Amdt. 3838SenateSen. Chuck SchumerD-NY· offered Sep 30, 2021Fell

    To modify the effective date.

    Oct 7, 2021: SA 3838 fell when when the motion to refer the House message to accompany S. 1301 with instructions to report back forthwith with the following amendment (SA 3837) tabled.

    Fell

  • S.Amdt. 3837SenateSen. Chuck SchumerD-NY· offered Sep 30, 2021Rejected

    To add an effective date.

    Oct 7, 2021: Motion to table amendment SA 3837 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

    Rejected

  • S.Amdt. 3836SenateSen. Chuck SchumerD-NY· offered Sep 30, 2021Fell

    To modify the effective date.

    Oct 7, 2021: SA 3836 fell when the motion to concur in the House amendment to S. 1301 with an amendment (SA 3835) tabled.

    Fell

  • S.Amdt. 3835SenateSen. Chuck SchumerD-NY· offered Sep 30, 2021Rejected

    To add an effective date.

    Oct 7, 2021: Motion to table amendment SA 3835 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

    Rejected

  • H.Amdt. 129HouseRules Committee· offered Sep 29, 2021Agreed to

    Sep 29, 2021: On agreeing to the Rules amendment (A001) Agreed to by voice vote.

    Agreed to
Data notes

Amendments offered to this bill in either chamber, as the Library of Congress records them: each with a status read from its last recorded step: agreed to, rejected, withdrawn, ruled out of order, fell with another amendment, or offered with no vote recorded (most Senate amendments are only ever offered). The wording of each amendment is the source’s. Amendments to amendments and amendments to other bills are not listed.

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Official record

The bill’s full text is on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.