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House Bill 5063
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Safe Beaches, Safe Swimmers Act
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H. R. 5063 (Reported-in-House)

Union Calendar No. 673

119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5063

[Report No. 119–772]


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

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

August 29, 2025

Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

August 27, 2026

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on August 29, 2025]

A BILL

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

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Safe Beaches, Safe Swimmers Act”.

SEC. 2. Adequate lifeguard staffing at Federal swimming areas and beaches.

(a) In general.—If the Secretary determines there is a staffing shortage with respect to a designated swim location, the Secretary may seek to enter into an agreement with one or more local government agencies to enable lifeguards employed by those local government agencies to—

(1) adequately staff such designated swim location during normal seasonal operating hours; and

(2) ensure visitor safety and provide rescue and first aid services at the designated swim location as necessary.

(b) Reimbursement.—In entering into an agreement under subsection (a), the Secretary shall ensure that the local government agency providing the lifeguard services is reimbursed for all reasonable costs incurred by the local government agency in carrying out the agreement.

(c) Definitions.—In this section:

(1) DESIGNATED SWIM LOCATION.—The term “designated swim location” means a swimming area or swimming beach—

(A) on lands and waters managed by the National Park Service, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Land Management, or the Bureau of Reclamation; and

(B) that is typically monitored by federally employed lifeguards during normal seasonal operating hours.

(2) STAFFING SHORTAGE.—

(A) IN GENERAL.—The term “staffing shortage” means a level of staffing that negatively impacts the ability to adequately staff a designated swim location with federally employed lifeguards and will likely result or has resulted in a designated swim location being left unmonitored by federally employed lifeguards during normal seasonal operating hours.

(B) EXCLUSION.—The term “staffing shortage” does not refer to short-term staffing shortages caused by temporary absences, such as an employee taking annual or sick leave.

(3) SECRETARY.—The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Interior.

Union Calendar No. 673

119th CONGRESS
     2d Session
H. R. 5063
[Report No. 119–772]
A BILL
To ensure continuity of staffing at Federal beaches, and for other purposes.
August 27, 2026
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed