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H.R. 5063 House Public Lands and Natural Resources

Safe Beaches, Safe Swimmers Act

House Floor
Introduced
Aug 29, 2025
Sponsor
Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. (R-VA-2)
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STAGE 4 OF 8 — HOUSE FLOOR

Currently in the House. Last action: received in the senate and read twice and referred to the committee on energy and natural resources on Sep 15, 2026.

  1. House Introduced in House Aug 29, 2025
  2. House Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. Aug 29, 2025
  3. House Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. Nov 25, 2025
  4. House Subcommittee Hearings Held Dec 2, 2025
  5. House Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged Jul 22, 2026
  6. House Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held Jul 22, 2026
  7. House Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent. Jul 22, 2026
  8. House Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-772. Aug 27, 2026
  9. House Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 673. Aug 27, 2026
  10. House Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5563-5564) Sep 14, 2026
  11. House On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5563) Sep 14, 2026
  12. House Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Sep 14, 2026
  13. House Considered under suspension of the rules. Sep 14, 2026
  14. House DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5063. Sep 14, 2026
  15. House 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
  16. House On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. Sep 14, 2026
  17. House Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Sep 14, 2026
  18. Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Sep 15, 2026

Subjects

First responders and emergency personnelGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementIntergovernmental relationsMigrant, seasonal, agricultural laborOutdoor recreationSeashores and lakeshoresState and local government operations

Committees

  • Energy and Natural Resources Committee
    • [Referred To, Sep 15, 2026]
  • Natural Resources Committee
    • [Reported By, Aug 27, 2026]
    • [Markup By, Jul 22, 2026]
    • [Referred To, Aug 29, 2025]

Summary

Safe Beaches, Safe Swimmers ActThis 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 as of: Reported to House]

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