To amend the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act to reauthorize certain programs, and for other purposes.
Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill is a narrow reauthorization of pool and spa safety programs under the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act. It amends section 1405(e) and section 1407(b) by replacing a fiscal year 2023 authorization with authorizations for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2027. The bill text does not alter drain-cover standards, enforcement mechanics, or eligibility rules; its legal effect is to keep the existing programs authorized for three more fiscal years. The beneficiaries are the Consumer Product Safety Commission and pool-safety partners that rely on those authorities, plus children and swimmers protected by pool and spa safety work. The burden is mostly federal administrative and funding responsibility rather than a new private compliance regime.
Who Benefits and How
Children using pools and spas benefit if reauthorized safety programs continue to reduce entrapment and drowning risks. Consumer Product Safety Commission staff benefit from continued authorization for Virginia Graeme Baker Act activities. State and local pool safety programs benefit if federal support continues through fiscal year 2027. Pool operators benefit indirectly from continued safety guidance and education under the existing framework.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Congressional appropriators must decide whether to fund the reauthorized programs. Consumer Product Safety Commission must administer continued authorities if funding is provided. Federal taxpayers bear any appropriated costs for the pool and spa safety programs. Pool and spa industry participants remain subject to the existing safety framework the bill reauthorizes.
Key Provisions
- Extends section 1405(e) authorization from fiscal year 2023 to fiscal years 2025 through 2027.
- Extends section 1407(b) authorization from fiscal year 2023 to fiscal years 2025 through 2027.
- Provides a narrow reauthorization of existing Virginia Graeme Baker Act programs.
- Preserves the current pool and spa safety framework without adding new standards.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Reauthorizes two Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act programs for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2027 by replacing fiscal year 2023 authorizations in sections 1405(e) and 1407(b).
Key Policy Areas
Consumer Safety, Public Health, Pools
Primary Purpose
Reauthorizes two Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act programs for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2027 by replacing fiscal year 2023 authorizations in sections 1405(e) and 1407(b).
Policy Domains
Resolution provisions
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Children using pools
- Consumer Product Safety Commission staff
- State pool safety programs
- Pool operators
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Congressional appropriators
- Consumer Product Safety Commission
- Federal taxpayers
- Pool industry participants
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMs. Wasserman Schultz (for herself, Mr. Carter of Texas, and …
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Introduced in House
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