Supporting the goals and ideals of World Drowning Prevention Day.

H. Res. 606 is a non-binding House resolution introduced in the 119th Congress by Rep. Omar (with Rep. Wasserman Schultz) that expresses support for World Drowning Prevention Day and its goals. It highlights drowning as a major global health issue—3rd leading cause of unintentional injury deaths worldwide, with millions of preventable deaths in the last decade and disproportionate impact in low- and middle-income countries—while noting the World Health Organization’s six evidence-based, low-cost interventions to reduce drowning risk. The resolution—the United Nations had previously recognized the day—advances the idea that July 25 should be used as a focal point to catalyze action, raise awareness, and encourage multinational cooperation to develop new drowning prevention policies, legislation, or investments, and to organize multisectoral discussions or roundtables in Parliament or across government. As a House resolution, it is advisory in nature and does not create new law or authorize spending. It simply signals congressional support for global drowning prevention efforts and calls for international collaboration and policy conversations to advance the WHO-recommended strategies.