Improving Police CARE Act
- Last Action
- 8/1/2025
Actions
- 2025-08-01Held at the desk.
- 2025-08-01Received in the House.
- 2025-08-01Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- 2025-07-29Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4796; text: CR S4797)
- 2025-07-29Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- 2025-05-20Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 84.
- 2025-05-20Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley without amendment. Without written report.
- 2025-05-20Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley without amendment. Without written report.
- 2025-05-15Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- 2025-05-05Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- 2025-05-05Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2025-07-29 (55)
Improving Police Critical Aid for Responding to Emergencies Act or the Improving Police CARE Act
This bill requires the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) within the Department of Justice to develop and publish performance standards for trauma kits that are eligible to be purchased using funds under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program.
Additionally, the BJA must develop and publish best practices for the use, deployment, and maintenance of trauma kits by law enforcement agencies.
Cosponsors (7)
- Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
- Thomas Tillis (R-NC)
- Christopher Coons (D-DE)
- Mike Rounds (R-SD)
- Richard Durbin (D-IL)
- Ashley Moody (R-FL)
- Maggie Hassan (D-NH)
Subjects
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Law enforcement administration and funding
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