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Introduced December 11, 2025 by Amy Klobuchar · Last progress December 11, 2025
Creates a CPSC-run swimming pool and spa safety grant program and expands CPSC public education on drowning and entrapment. The bill defines eligible grantees (States, Indian Tribes, and certain 501(c)(3) nonprofits), sets application and prioritization rules, requires grantee reporting, requires CPSC to appoint a Director of Drowning Prevention and dedicate staff time, and authorizes funding for both the grant program and the education campaign for FY2026–2030 (amounts specified, subject to appropriations). It also requires CPSC to deliver annual program evaluation reports to Congress with applicant and recipient details, program outcomes, and recommendations.
The bill provides targeted federal funding, grants, national guidance, and oversight to reduce pool and spa drownings—especially benefiting children and underserved communities—but its modest funding, eligibility limits, administrative requirements, and reliance on annual appropriations and CPSC execution may limit reach and effectiveness.
Children, families, and pool users nationwide will get more education, outreach, and prevention programs aimed at reducing drownings and entrapments through federal grants and national materials.
States and Tribal governments will receive federal grants to hire and train personnel to implement and enforce pool and spa safety laws, improving inspections and compliance.
Congressional authorization of $2.5 million per year (FY2026–2030) creates a predictable, multi-year funding stream to support CPSC prevention activities and grant programs.
The authorized funding level ($2.5M/year; $12.5M total through 2030) is modest and likely insufficient to fully support statewide enforcement, large repairs, and broad outreach, limiting the program's overall impact.
Limiting eligibility to States, Indian Tribes, and qualified 501(c)(3) nonprofits, plus leaving 'proven experience' to Commission discretion, may exclude effective local or for-profit partners and create uncertainty for applicants.
Reporting, application, and administrative requirements — including publishing applicant names/locations — increase compliance burdens and could deter some organizations from applying due to privacy or competitive concerns.