WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar issued the following news release:
U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and John Curtis (R-UT) announced their legislation to reauthorize and strengthen the bipartisan Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act (https://www.klobuchar.senate.gov/public/_cache/files/2/d/2d0a6e35-2343-4a96-a210-a7ea95ef763b/56F7AC9FB8E1531398940B0B1222BA1A1D4CC1DB022AB11309F39295ECB87EF1.virginia-graeme-baker-pool-and-spa-safety-act.pdf) passed out of the Senate Commerce Committee.
In addition to continuing to require all public pools to install safe drain covers that prevent suction entrapment and fund a national public education campaign to raise awareness about drowning prevention, this updated legislation expan...