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The bill creates a modest, sustained federal program to expand drowning-prevention education, targeted outreach, and grant-supported enforcement capacity—improving protections for children and underserved communities—while relying on limited funding, voluntary compliance, and new administrative rules that may exclude some jurisdictions and strain agency and applicant resources.
Children, parents, and pool/spa users in funded States/Tribes will get stronger protections through grants that support enforcement, inspections, and education, reducing drowning and entrapment risks.
Parents, pool operators, and historically disadvantaged communities will receive a national public education/media campaign and targeted materials, raising awareness and improving safety behaviors in higher-risk communities.
States, Tribes, and eligible 501(c)(3) nonprofits can serve as federally recognized 'covered entities' to run pool and spa safety programs, expanding community-based prevention and allowing experienced drowning-prevention organizations to participate.
Many high-need areas and children could remain unprotected because the authorized funding level (roughly $2.5M/year; $12.5M total FY2026–2030) may be insufficient to meet national drowning-prevention needs.
Tying grant eligibility to the existence of qualifying State/Tribal statutes will exclude jurisdictions without those laws and may pressure governments to pass hurried or low-quality statutes to qualify, leaving some communities without program access or meaningful protection.
The CPSC and applicants/recipients face increased administrative burden—evaluating nonprofit experience, running the program, and preparing detailed annual reports—which could strain agency resources and divert staff time from implementation.
Based on analysis of 5 sections of legislative text.
Establishes a CPSC grant program for States/Tribes/nonprofits, requires a CPSC drowning-prevention education campaign, defines eligible nonprofits, and authorizes targeted funding and reporting.
Introduced December 11, 2025 by Amy Klobuchar · Last progress December 11, 2025
Creates a CPSC-run Swimming Pool Safety Grant Program that awards grants to States, Indian Tribes, and qualified 501(c)(3) nonprofits to support drowning-prevention, pool/spa safety education, and implementation activities. The bill tightens eligibility and definition rules for covered entities, requires the CPSC to run a national education and awareness program with targeted materials and a media campaign (with $2.5 million authorized per year for FY2026–2030), and requires annual CPSC reporting to Congress evaluating the grant program and its outcomes. The grant program prioritizes first-time applicants, projects that expand education and outreach (including work in underserved and rural areas), applicants that have prior drowning-prevention experience, and jurisdictions with higher drowning or entrapment rates; the Commission must also maximize geographic diversity, offer technical assistance for overlapping applicants, and set grant amounts based on population, enforcement and education needs, and nonprofit reach. The bill adds reporting requirements on applicants, awards, uses of funds, effectiveness, gaps, and recommended legislative changes.