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HR 5850 109th Congress House

Pool and Spa Safety Act

Official title: To increase the safety of swimming pools and spas by establishing a swimming pool safety grant program administered by the Consumer Product Safety Commission t… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To increase the safety of swimming pools and spas by establishing a swimming pool safety grant program administered by the Consumer Product Safety Commission to encourage States to improve their pool and spa safety laws, to educate the public about pool and spa safety, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 29, 2006 Introduced by: Wasserman Schultz, Debbie Democratic · Florida See on congress.gov
Commerce Accident preventionAdministrative procedureChild safetyCongressional reporting requirements
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Consumer Product Safety CommissionDrainageEconomics and Public FinanceEmergency ManagementEmployee trainingFamiliesGovernment Operations and PoliticsGovernment publicationsGovernment publicityGrants-in-aidIndependent regulatory commissionsLabor and EmploymentLawLocal employeesProduct safetyPublic service advertisingRecruiting of employeesSafety measuresStandardsState employeesState lawsSwimming pools
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Became law
Aug 1, 2006
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
Jul 20, 2006
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jul 20, 2006
Introduced in House
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 Latest action August 1, 2006

Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Pool and Spa Safety Act - Requires the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to establish recommended state law standards meeting specified minimum requirements for: (1) enclosure of swimming pools and spas by barriers to prevent unsupervised access by small children; and (2) systems to prevent entrapment of children by pool or spa drains.

Requires the CPSC to establish: (1) a grant program to provide assistance to states in hiring and training government employees in implementing and enforcing state pool safety standards, educating the public about pool and spa safety, and administering safety programs; and (2) a national education program to inform the public of methods to prevent drownings and entrapment in pools and spas.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3718 Related bill Pool and Spa Safety Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 2
Bean, Melissa
· Dec 8, 2006
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Sep 29, 2006
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Sep 19, 2006
Alexander, Rodney
· Jul 20, 2006
MOORE, DENNIS
· Jul 20, 2006
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5850: Pool and Spa Safety Act. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5850/
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"H.R. 5850: Pool and Spa Safety Act." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5850/.
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H.R. 5850, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5850/.
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