H.R. 1721 · 110th Congress
Pool and Spa Safety Act
Key: what the circles and colors mean
Each circle is a bill. The ring fills as it moves through Congress:
Under the number: the Yea · Nay count of its final (or latest) recorded vote. On a member's page, the small badge is how that member voted: Y Yea / Aye, N Nay / No, P Present, – Not voting.
Gold and violet are only for Yea and Nay; they never mean a party. A member's party is the letter on their photo.
Passed the House without a recorded vote, then expired. It passed by voice vote or unanimous consent, which don't record how each member voted, but didn't become law before the 110th Congress ended.
D
Wasserman SchultzSponsor32 cosponsors · 24 D, 8 R
D
Bishop
MB
D
Bean
CC
R
Cannon
JC
D
Clyburn
RG
D
Grijalva
AH
D
Hastings
PK
R
King
JK
R
Kline
RK
D
Klein
DM
D
Moore
TM
D
Mahoney
AS
D
Schiff
MT
D
Thompson
RW
D
Wexler
FW
R
Wolf
BH
D
Hill
JB
D
Barrow
JC
R
Carter
SJ
D
Jackson Lee
CM
D
McCarthy
GK
D
Butterfield
JM
D
Matheson
DP
D
Payne
JR
R
Ramstad
AW
D
Weiner
PK
D
Kennedy
BM
D
McCollum
JC
D
Cooper
BG
D
Gordon
VB
R
Buchanan
MB
R
Burgess
BD
D
Delahunt15 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
- House Introduced Mar 27, 2007
- House Passed Oct 9, 2007
Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act - (Sec. 3) Requires each swimming pool or spa drain cover manufactured, distributed, or entered into commerce in the United States to conform to specified ASME/ANSI entrapment protection standards.
What it does: CRS summary · Passed House amended · Oct 9, 2007
Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act - (Sec. 3) Requires each swimming pool or spa drain cover manufactured, distributed, or entered into commerce in the United States to conform to specified ASME/ANSI entrapment protection standards. Considers that requirement to be a consumer product safety rule issued by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) under certain provisions of the Consumer Product Safety Act.
(Sec. 4) 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 outdoor 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) Requires the CPSC to establish and carry out a public education program on methods to prevent drowning and entrapment in swimming pools, spas, and ornamental pools. Authorizes appropriations.
(Sec. 8) Requires the CPSC to report to Congress regarding the grant program's effectiveness.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act
Latest action (Oct 15, 2007): Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 417.
Policy area: Commerce · Origin: House · Introduced: Mar 27, 2007
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
- House Introduced Mar 27, 2007
- House Passed Oct 9, 2007
No recorded floor vote found.