# 119-s-508: BEACH Act of 2025

119-s-508, BEACH Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] (D-OR); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-10).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-508
- Congress: 119
- Title: BEACH Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-11
- Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] (D-OR)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-10

## Summary

**Expands federal beach water monitoring and source tracking.** This bill would reauthorize and broaden the Environmental Protection Agency grant program so states and localities can monitor coastal recreational waters, nearby shallow upstream waters, and beaches, and notify the public when water is unsafe.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] (R-NC), 2025-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2026-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] (D-CT), 2026-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE), 2026-06-03T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More beach water testing and alerts: benefit, medium. This bill would provide $30 million a year from 2025 through 2029 for EPA grants to support coastal water testing and notifications. It would expand monitoring to include nearby shallow upstream waters and waters present on beaches. States and local governments could use grant money to identify pol…

## Related bills

- 119-s-891: Bipartisan Health Care Act
- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-s-410: Love Lives On Act of 2025
- 119-s-2823: FAMILY Act
- 119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act
- 119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act

## Sources
- [119-s-508 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/508)

## Related
- [119-s-891: Bipartisan Health Care Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-891)
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
- [119-s-410: Love Lives On Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-410)
- [119-s-2823: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2823)
- [119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3869)
- [119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-51)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-508 (as of 2026-09-10).