Federal drowning-prevention funding targets rural and underserved communities.
S. 3467 — Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Reauthorization Act · Filed by Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Dec 11, 2025 · Reported out
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What it does
This bill reauthorizes and expands the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act by creating a $2.5 million annual grant program (2026–2030) for states, Indian tribes, and nonprofit organizations to hire safety inspectors, enforce pool drain-cover standards, and educate the public about drowning prevention. It also funds a parallel $2.5 million annual education and awareness campaign by the Consumer Product Safety Commission, and requires the CPSC to report annually to Congress on grant outcomes.
Why we flagged it
The bill's operative mechanism is straightforward: it reauthorizes and expands an existing drowning-prevention statute by adding federal grant funding and CPSC staffing. The title accurately describes the function.
What the text implies
- Nonprofit eligibility requirement (501(c)(3) + 'proven experience') may create barriers for smaller or newer organizations working in drowning prevention, potentially concentrating grants among established nonprofits.
- Grant priority factors (geographic diversity, underserved communities, prior expertise) are discretionary and non-binding on the CPSC, leaving room for inconsistent application across funding cycles.
- Requirement that states/tribes enact and enforce pool safety statutes as a condition of grant eligibility may disadvantage jurisdictions with weaker existing regulatory capacity, even though the grant is meant to build that capacity.
Section numbers refer to the bill text the analysis read — linked under Primary records below.
Who it affects
The bill directs federal funding to strengthen pool safety enforcement and drowning prevention in all states and underserved communities, with explicit priority for geographic areas with higher drowning rates and rural populations. Children and families gain measurable protections through inspector hiring, drain-cover compliance, and targeted education.
Who stands to gain
- state and tribal governments (grant recipients)
- 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations with pool/spa safety expertise (grant recipients)
- CPSC (increased budget and staffing authority)
Named in the bill
Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act, States, Indian Tribes, Nonprofit organizations (501(c)(3)), Congress
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 Republicans.
- Dec 11, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in Senate”
- Dec 11, 2025 — Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation · Congress.gov: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation”
- Sep 16, 2026 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of…”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (10,729 characters) on May 19, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-10-20.
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