Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act

A bill to increase the safety of swimming pools and spas by requiring the use of proper anti-entrapment drain covers and pool and spa drainage systems, to educate the public about pool and spa safety, and for other purposes.

9/20/2007--Reported to Senate amended. Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act -
(Sec. 4) Requires each swimming pool or spa drain cover manufactured, distributed, or entered into commerce in the United States to conform to specified entrapment protection standards accredited by the American National Standards Institute and published by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Considers the standards to be a consumer product safety rule issued by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). Requires each public pool and spa (including pools or spas open to members of an organization, residents of a residential complex, patrons of a hotel or other public accommodation, members of the Armed Forces, federal employees, and associated dependents or guests) in the United States to be equipped with devices or systems conforming to such standard. Provides for enforcement under the Consumer Product Safety Act.
(Sec. 5) Establishes a program of grants to states to:
(1) hire and train enforcement personnel; and
(2) educate pool construction, installation, and service companies, pool owners and operators, and other members of the public. Conditions grants on a state imposing certain requirements by statute, including:
(1) enclosure of residential pools and spas to prevent small children from gaining unsupervised access; and
(2) drain entrapment prevention devices and systems on all pools and spas. Authorizes appropriations.
(Sec. 6) Specifies minimum state law requirements.
(Sec. 7) Requires the CPSC to establish and carry out a public education program on methods to prevent drowning and entrapment in pools and spas.
(Sec. 8) Requires a CPSC report.


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Sponsor

• Sen. Mark Pryor [D, AR]
• and 11 Co-Sponsors
  • Sen. Norm Coleman [R, MN]
  • Sen. Christopher Dodd [D, CT]
  • Sen. Richard Durbin [D, IL]
  • Sen. Kay Hutchison [R, TX]
  • Sen. John Kerry [D, MA]
  • Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D, MN]
  • Sen. John McCain [R, AZ]
  • Sen. Bill Nelson [D, FL]
  • Sen. Ted Stevens [R, AK]
  • Sen. John Warner [R, VA]
  • Sen. Ron Wyden [D, OR]
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Committees

• Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation

Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to S.1771

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Introduced		Voted on by Senate		Voted on by House		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
July 11, 2007

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• Added to calendar on Sep 20, 2007: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 381..
• Sep 20, 2007: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Inouye with amendments. With written report No. 110-182.
• Jul 19, 2007: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
• Jul 19, 2007: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Date of scheduled consideration. SR-253. 2:30 p.m.
• Jul 11, 2007: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
• Introduced on Jul 11, 2007.

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Related Bills:

• H.R.6
• H.R.1721

Related Issue Areas:

• Consumers
• Accident prevention
• Administrative procedure
• Budgets
• 18 more
• Child safety
• Children
• Consumer Product Safety Commission
• Consumer education
• Emergency management
• Employee training
• Executive departments
• Government information
• Government publicity
• Grants-in-aid
• Independent regulatory commissions
• Job training
• Law
• Product safety
• Standards
• State and local government
• State laws
• Swimming pools

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July 22, 2007 Pool and Spa Safety Act Passes Commerce Committee

WASHINGTON, DC – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation today passed the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act (S. 1771) to ...

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September 07, 2008 New Federal Law for Pools and Spas

Source: S. 1771: Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act A new federal law, The Virginia Graeme Pool and Spa Safety Act, establishes new requirements on pools and spas drainage systems that are maintained by community associations ...

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September 12, 2007 S. 1771, Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act

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