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Bill · 119th Congress · HR 5864

Improving Police CARE Act

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Introduced 2025-10-28Topic: public safety · public health

Summary

Summary by the Congressional Research Service

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.

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Action history

DateChamberActionStatus effect
2025-10-28HouseReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.refer
2025-10-28Introduced in Houseintroduce
2025-10-28Introduced in Houseintroduce
Source: GovInfo Bill Status (Library of Congress), fetched 2026-09-25. Provisions and opinion polling arrive in a later release.