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H.R. 5063 119th Congress House

Safe Beaches, Safe Swimmers Act

Official title: To ensure continuity of staffing at Federal beaches, and for other purposes.

Introduced: August 29, 2025 Introduced by: Jennifer A. Kiggans Republican · Virginia See on congress.gov
Public Lands and Natural Resources First responders and emergency personnelGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementIntergovernmental relationsMigrant, seasonal, agricultural labor
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Outdoor recreationSeashores and lakeshoresState and local government operations
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Sep 15, 2026
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Sep 14, 2026 · 4:02 PM EDT
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 14, 2026 · 4:02 PM EDT
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5563)
Sep 14, 2026 · 4:02 PM EDT
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Sep 14, 2026 · 3:54 PM EDT
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5063.
Sep 14, 2026 · 3:54 PM EDT
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5563-5564)
Sep 14, 2026 · 3:54 PM EDT
Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Aug 27, 2026
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 673.
Aug 27, 2026
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-772.
Jul 22, 2026
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Jul 22, 2026
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Jul 22, 2026
Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged
Dec 2, 2025
Subcommittee Hearings Held
Nov 25, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Aug 29, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Aug 29, 2025
Introduced in House
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Safe Beaches, Safe Swimmers Act

This bill establishes requirements to ensure an adequate staff of lifeguards at swimming areas and swimming beaches managed by the National Park Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Land Management, or the Bureau of Reclamation that are typically monitored by federally employed lifeguards during normal seasonal operating hours.

If the Department of the Interior determines there is a staffing shortage of lifeguards that will leave a swimming area or beach unmonitored by federally employed lifeguards during normal seasonal operating hours, Interior may enter into an agreement with local government agencies to provide lifeguards. Interior must ensure that a local government agency providing lifeguard services is reimbursed for all reasonable costs it incurred in carrying out the agreement.

The bill does not apply to short-term staffing shortages caused by temporary absences, such as an employee taking annual or sick leave.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5063: Safe Beaches, Safe Swimmers Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5063/
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