# 119-hr-5063: Safe Beaches, Safe Swimmers Act

119-hr-5063, Safe Beaches, Safe Swimmers Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2] (R-VA); status passed_house (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5063
- Congress: 119
- Title: Safe Beaches, Safe Swimmers Act
- Status: passed_house
- Introduced: 2025-08-29
- Sponsor: Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2] (R-VA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-11-01

## Summary

**Continuous lifeguard coverage at federal beaches** by allowing the Interior Secretary to arrange for local government lifeguards to staff designated swim locations when federally employed lifeguards are insufficient. The Secretary must reimburse local agencies for reasonable costs they incur under those agreements. - Families and beachgoers: Keeps swimming areas monitored during normal seasonal hours so visitors still have lifeguard rescue and first-aid services when federal staffing would leave a site unmonitored. - Local governments: Lets cities and counties deploy their lifeguards to federal beaches and requires the Secretary to reimburse reasonable costs for providing those services. - Federal lands and agencies: Applies to "designated swim locations" on lands and waters managed by the National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management, or Bureau of Reclamation and uses a defined "staffing shortage" standard to trigger arrangements.

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6976: Duty Status Reform Act
- 119-hr-5582: Patients Deserve Price Tags Act
- 119-hr-2883: NO TIME TO Waste Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-5063 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5063)

## Related
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4393)
- [119-hr-6976: Duty Status Reform Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6976)
- [119-hr-5582: Patients Deserve Price Tags Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5582)
- [119-hr-2883: NO TIME TO Waste Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2883)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5063 (as of 2026-11-01).