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Issue Position: Protecting Our Children and Families - Pool and Spa Safety Act

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Issues: Family


Issue Position: Protecting Our Children and Families - Pool and Spa Safety Act

Drowning is the second leading cause of childhood death by injury in the United States. In 2003, 782 children under 14 years of age died as a result of drowning, 40% of which took place in swimming pools. Research shows that proper fences would prevent 50-90% of pool drownings and near drownings.

On March 27, 2007, Representative Debbie Wasserman-Schultz and I introduced H.R. 1721, the Pool and Spa Safety Act (PSSA), as a response to the tragic loss of many children's lives to pool and spa drownings. This bill, which is now law, establishes a $5 million yearly grant program to encourage states to adopt comprehensive pool safety legislation and to institute drowning prevention programs.


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