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The bill provides sustained federal funding and broader nonprofit participation to expand drowning-prevention education and safety repairs—targeting high-risk and disadvantaged communities—while increasing federal costs, administrative burdens, and some prescriptive spending and reporting rules that could limit flexibility or deter applicants.
Federal funding of $2.5 million per year (FY2026–2030) provides sustained national support and staffing for drowning-prevention programs.
501(c)(3) nonprofits with pool-safety experience can directly participate in and receive federal support, increasing community outreach and local drowning-prevention education where governments lack capacity.
The program prioritizes underserved, rural, and high per-capita drowning locations and directs materials to historically disadvantaged communities, increasing resources aimed at reducing higher local drowning rates.
The bill increases federal spending (authorized $2.5M/year), which raises budgetary costs that taxpayers ultimately fund.
Expanding eligibility, running national campaigns, vetting organizations, and preparing reports will increase administrative workload for the CPSC and grantees, potentially diverting staff time and resources from program delivery.
Detailed public reporting (applicant names, locations, experience) and disclosure of proposed uses could expose sensitive or proprietary information and deter some organizations from applying.
Based on analysis of 5 sections of legislative text.
Allows qualified 501(c)(3) nonprofits to be eligible for pool/spa safety grants, refocuses grant priorities toward underserved areas, expands CPSC outreach, reauthorizes $2.5M/yr, and requires annual CPSC reporting.
Introduced December 11, 2025 by Amy Klobuchar · Last progress December 11, 2025
Adds qualified 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations with proven pool/spa safety experience to the set of entities eligible under the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act and revises the federal swimming pool safety grant program. The amendments change grant eligibility and selection criteria, add geographic and equity priorities, allow certain repair/inspection uses for a tribal/state set-aside, expand the Consumer Product Safety Commission's (CPSC) public education audiences, reauthorize annual CPSC outreach funding through FY2026–2030, and require detailed annual CPSC reports to Congress on grant applications, awards, uses, and program effectiveness. The bill mainly updates definitions, creates prioritized selection factors for grants, conditions nonprofit eligibility on State/Tribal law where activities occur, clarifies allowable grant uses (including drain cover inspection/repair for a statutory set-aside), funds a multi-year CPSC education campaign, and mandates annual program evaluation and reporting with recommendations for Congress.