Safe Beaches, Safe Swimmers Act
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Introduced 2025-08-29
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “Safe Beaches, Safe Swimmers Act” Read the full text
Public Lands and Natural Resources
What it does
Safe Beaches, Safe Swimmers Act 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, In
Summary by the Congressional Research Service, from the official record. Plain-language AI rewrite coming. Not legal advice.
Where it is
Introduced · 2025-08-29
In the House.
Committee hearing · 2025-12-02
Passed the House · 2026-09-14
Senate floor vote · next
Official documents
The numbers
29%
of bills that passed one chamber became law in the 118th Congress, 2023 to 2024 (n=939)
1
sponsor, out of 218 needed to pass
Who is lobbying on this
NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATIONvia NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION
1 filingFrom 1 filing in federal lobbying disclosures (LDA), via lda.gov, naming this bill (2025). Filings are self-reported by lobbying firms and show who is paid to influence this bill. They do not say which side, or whether it worked.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (2026-09-15).