House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Passed House
Safe Beaches, Safe Swimmers Act
Official title: To ensure continuity of staffing at Federal beaches, and for other purposes.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedAug 29, 2025
- Committee actionJul 22, 2026
- Passed HouseSep 14, 2026 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 15, 2026 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5063.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 119-772 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on August 27, 2026.Source: Congress.gov, reported August 27, 2026 ↗
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- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/119/HRPT/772
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5063, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/5063
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 28, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 29, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. KIGGANS of Virginia, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 142, August 29, 2025, Page H3717):Article one section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record August 29, 2025 ↗
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- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5063, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/5063
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 28, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 29, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
No cosponsors.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jennifer Kiggans.
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- H.R. 785 (119th) Representing our Seniors at VA Act of 2026
- H.R. 8052 (119th) Veteran Infection Prevention Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.