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Improving Police CARE Act

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Overview

This bill, titled the Improving Police Critical Aid for Responding to Emergencies Act, directs the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) to create standards and best practices for trauma kits used by law enforcement. Specifically, the BJA must establish performance standards for these kits, outlining required components and ensuring they meet minimum qualifications. Additionally, the BJA will develop optional best practices for training officers, deploying kits, and maintaining them within law enforcement agencies.

Key provisions

The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) will develop performance standards for trauma kits.
Performance standards will require specific components, including a tourniquet, bleeding control bandages, gloves, and scissors.
The BJA will create optional best practices for training, deployment, and maintenance of trauma kits.
The standards and best practices will be developed in consultation with various stakeholders, including medical professionals and law enforcement organizations.
The bill references the Stop the Bleed campaign and the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma for instructional materials.
Local and Tribal law enforcement agencies can approve additional trauma kit supplies.
Grantees purchasing trauma kits must meet the established performance standards.
Grantee's can separately acquire components to assemble trauma kits that meet standards.

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Legislative history

11 recorded actions

May 5, 2025Senate

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

May 5, 2025

Introduced in Senate

May 15, 2025Senate

Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

May 20, 2025Senate

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 84.

May 20, 2025Senate

Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley without amendment. Without written report.

May 20, 2025

Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley without amendment. Without written report.

Jul 29, 2025Senate

Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4796; text: CR S4797)

Jul 29, 2025

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

Aug 1, 2025House

Held at the desk.

Aug 1, 2025House

Received in the House.

Aug 1, 2025Senate

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Votes

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7/29/2025SenateUnanimous consent
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4796; text: CR S4797)
No roll-call vote on record for this action.
7/29/2025Unanimous consent
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
No roll-call vote on record for this action.

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Passage without roll call

Jul 29, 2025SenateUnanimous consent
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4796; text: CR S4797)
No roll-call vote on record for this action.
Jul 29, 2025Unanimous consent
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
No roll-call vote on record for this action.

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Improving Police CARE Act

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