Sponsors (9)
The bill sustains multi-year funding and outreach to reduce pool drownings and give the CPSC planning certainty, at the cost of increased federal spending authority and a risk that funds may be committed without strong performance controls.
Children and pool users: continued funding through FY2025–FY2027 for swimming pool safety grants and Commission education campaigns keeps safety upgrades, training, and public awareness active, reducing drowning risks.
State and local governments and the Consumer Product Safety Commission: a multi-year authorization (rather than single-year) gives budget certainty so the CPSC can plan and sustain safety programs over several years.
Taxpayers and state/local governments: multi-year spending authority could fund programs without adequate performance metrics, meaning money may be spent on initiatives that produce limited safety improvements.
Taxpayers: extending authorizations increases federal spending authority and could marginally raise taxpayer costs if appropriations are enacted.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Authorizes appropriations for the pool safety grant program and education program for fiscal years 2025–2027 instead of a single FY2023 authorization.
Official title: To amend the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act to reauthorize certain programs, and for other purposes.
Introduced July 23, 2025 by Debbie Wasserman Schultz · Last progress July 23, 2025
Extends the authorization of appropriations for the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act programs by replacing a one-year authorization for FY2023 with multi-year authorizations for fiscal years 2025 through 2027. This change allows federal funds to continue to be made available for the swimming pool safety grant program and for the Commission’s education and awareness program during those years. The amendment does not itself appropriate money; it only authorizes appropriations for those programs over the 2025–2027 period, enabling continued federal support for pool and spa safety grants and outreach if Congress chooses to appropriate funds.