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H.R. 2850

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 2850, the Youth Sports Facilities Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Apr 10, 2025 by Rep. Bill Huizenga (R) with 13 co-sponsors. It was referred to Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management, and last saw action on Apr 10, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

Record

Text

H.R. 2850 has 13 co-sponsors.

hb2850/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 2850 IH: Youth Sports Facilities Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-04-10
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 2850  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   April 10, 2025   Mr. Huizenga  (for himself and  Mr. Veasey ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure , and in addition to the Committee on  Financial Services , 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   A BILL
To amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 with respect to the eligibility of youth sports facilities for certain grants, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Youth Sports Facilities Act of 2025  .
2.
Youth sports facility eligibility
Section 201 of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 ( 42 U.S.C. 3141 ) is amended—
(1)
in subsection (a)(1), by inserting  youth sports,  after  public service, ;
(2)
in subsection (b)(1)(A), by inserting  or youth sports facilities  after  facilities ; and
(3)
in subsection (c)—
(A)
in paragraph (7), by striking  or  at the end;
(B)
in paragraph (8), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and
(C)
by adding at the end the following:
(9)
address and mitigate the mental and physical health impacts of sedentary lifestyles and obesity on the health of a community by improving access to recreational space, including by developing youth sports facilities serving the community;
(10)
benefit highly rural communities without adequate tax revenues to invest in active lifestyle infrastructure;
(11)
primarily serve children who—
(A)
are from low-income families in rural or underserved communities;
(B)
lack access to indoor or outdoor facilities for covered physical education and sports activities; and
(C)
live or attend school in communities with high rates of opioid use disorders or community violence;
(12)
support youth sports and recreation to spur economic development, with a focus on urban and rural communities lacking facilities; or
(13)
promote job creation through youth sports facilities and adjacent businesses that support such facilities.
 .

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-04-10
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 with respect to the eligibility of youth sports facilities for certain grants, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Bill Huizenga (R) sponsors H.R. 2850, and 13 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 2850 went before 3 committees: Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee, Financial Services and Transportation and Infrastructure.

Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee
Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee
Referred to · Apr 10, 2025 · 127 Bills
Financial Services
Financial Services
Referred To · Apr 10, 2025 · 559 Bills
Transportation and Infrastructure
Transportation and Infrastructure
Referred To · Apr 10, 2025 · 156 Bills

Actions

H.R. 2850 has taken 3 actions since Apr 10, 2025.

ChamberAction
Apr 10, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Apr 10, 2025
House
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, 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.Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
Apr 10, 2025
House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee

Votes

H.R. 2850 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 2850.

Titles

H.R. 2850 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Youth Sports Facilities Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Youth Sports Facilities Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 with respect to the eligibility of youth sports facilities for certain grants, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

4 clients hired 5 firms and 46 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 2850 in 10 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Telecommunications, Budget/Appropriations, Health Issues, Education, Immigration, Indian/Native American Affairs, Medicare/Medicaid.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
AT&T SERVICES INC AND ITS AFFILIATES—District of Columbia24$100K
AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION—District of Columbia14—
GREATER SPOKANE INCORPORATED—Washington11$20K
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS—Illinois11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION14—
AT&T SERVICES, INC. AND ITS AFFILIATES12—
MERCURY STRATEGIES, LLC12$100K
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS11—
K&L GATES, LLP11$20K

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 46.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
ALEXIS PIERCE114
ANDREW WANKUM114
ANGELA FRANKLIN114
ASHLEY DELOSH114
BRYAN HULL114
CHRISTOPHER SHERIN114
DANA LICHTENBERG114
JASON MARINO114
JEFFREY COUGHLIN114
JENNIFER BROWN114
KATHERINE DAPPER114
KORYN RUBIN114
LINDSEY BRILL114
LISA MYERS114
MARGARET GARIKES114
MATTHEW REID114
PHILIP LYNCH114
ROBERT REDDING114
SANDRA MARKS114
SHANNON CURTIS114

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION2026 first_quarter$8M1st Quarter - Amendme…
AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION2026 first_quarter$8M1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION2026 second_quarter$5.1M2nd Quarter - Amendme…
AT&T SERVICES INC AND ITS AFFILIATESAT&T SERVICES, INC. AND ITS AFFILIATES2026 first_quarter$3.2M1st Quarter - Report
AT&T SERVICES INC AND ITS AFFILIATESAT&T SERVICES, INC. AND ITS AFFILIATES2026 second_quarter$2.7M2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION2026 second_quarter$513K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICSAMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS2025 second_quarter$210K2nd Quarter - Report
AT&T SERVICES INC AND ITS AFFILIATESMERCURY STRATEGIES, LLC2026 second_quarter$50K2nd Quarter - Report
AT&T SERVICES INC AND ITS AFFILIATESMERCURY STRATEGIES, LLC2026 first_quarter$50K1st Quarter - Report
GREATER SPOKANE INCORPORATEDK&L GATES, LLP2025 first_quarter$20K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 2850 under Sports and Recreation, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 2850’s is Sports and Recreation.

hr2850/policy-areas.txt
Sports and RecreationAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 2850, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 65 (Thursday, April 10, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. HUIZENGA:H.R. 2850.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, the Necessary and Proper Clause[Page H1601]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com