Safe Beaches, Safe Swimmers Act
Introduced Aug 29, 2025 by Rep. Jennifer A. Kiggans
The House passed it. The Senate has to pass it before it can reach the President.
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.
Summary by the Congressional Research Service.
No recorded roll-call vote on this bill — it may have passed by voice vote or unanimous consent, which don't record individual votes.
- Sep 15, 2026Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Sep 14, 2026Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 14, 2026On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5563)
- Sep 14, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
- Sep 14, 2026DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5063.
- Sep 14, 2026Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5563-5564)
- Sep 14, 2026Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Aug 27, 2026Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 673.
- Aug 27, 2026Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-772.
- Jul 22, 2026Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
- Jul 22, 2026Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Jul 22, 2026Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged
- Dec 2, 2025Subcommittee Hearings Held
- Nov 25, 2025Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
- Aug 29, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- Aug 29, 2025Introduced in House