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To establish standards for trauma kits purchased using funds provided under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program.
Summary
This bill establishes standards for trauma kits that can be purchased using federal grant funds under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program. The bill requires the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance to develop performance standards for trauma kits within 180 days, which must include specific components such as tourniquets, bleeding control bandages, protective gloves, scissors, and instructional materials. The bill also directs the development of optional best practices for law enforcement agencies regarding the training, deployment, and maintenance of trauma kits. Grant recipients can only purchase trauma kits that meet these established standards, though they may assemble kits from separately acquired components.
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Top reported contributors to Jefferson Van Drew’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $176,557
- ENTREPRENEUR $70,972
- PULSE VASCULAR $9,900
- ICONA RESORTS $9,900
- MONZO CATANESE HILLEGASS $9,000
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Actions (2)
- Oct 28, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. · house
- Oct 28, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
October 28, 2025
Mr. Van Drew introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To establish standards for trauma kits purchased using funds provided under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Improving Police Critical Aid for Responding to Emergencies Act” or the “Improving Police CARE Act”.
SEC. 2. TRAUMA KIT STANDARDS.
Section 521 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10202) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(d) Trauma Kits.—
“(1) Definition.—In this subsection, the term ‘trauma kit’ means a first aid response kit, which includes a bleeding control kit that can be used for controlling a life-threatening hemorrhage.
“(2) Requirement for trauma kits.—
“(A) In general.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a grantee may only purchase a trauma kit using funds made available under this part if the trauma kit meets the performance standards established by the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance under paragraph (3)(A).
“(B) Authority to separately acquire.—Nothing in subparagraph (A) shall prohibit a grantee from separately acquiring the components of a trauma kit and assembling complete trauma kits that meet the performance standards.
“(3) Performance standards and optional agency best practices.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance, in consultation with organizations representing trauma surgeons, emergency medical response professionals, emergency physicians, other medical professionals, relevant law enforcement agencies of States and units of local government, professional law enforcement organizations, local law enforcement labor or representative organizations, and law enforcement trade associations, shall—
“(A) develop and publish performance standards for trauma kits that are eligible for purchase using funds made available under this part that, at a minimum, require the components described in paragraph (4) to be included in a trauma kit; and
“(B) develop and publish optional best practices for law enforcement agencies regarding—
“(i) training law enforcement officers in the use of trauma kits;
“(ii) the deployment and maintenance of trauma kits in law enforcement vehicles; and
“(iii) the deployment, location, and maintenance of trauma kits in law enforcement agency or other government facilities.
“(4) Components.—The components of a trauma kit described in this paragraph are—
“(A) a tourniquet recommended by the Committee on Tactical Combat Casualty Care;
“(B) a bleeding control bandage;
“(C) a pair of nonlatex protective gloves and a pen-type marker;
“(D) a pair of blunt-ended scissors;
“(E) instructional documents developed—
“(i) under the ‘Stop the Bleed’ national awareness campaign of the Department of Homeland Security, or any successor thereto;
“(ii) by the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma;
“(iii) by the American Red Cross; or
“(iv) by any partner of the Department of Defense;
“(F) a bag or other container adequately designed to hold the contents of the kit; and
“(G) any additional trauma kit supplies that—
“(i) are approved by a State, local, or Tribal law enforcement agency or first responders;
“(ii) can adequately treat a traumatic injury; and
“(iii) can be stored in a readily available kit.”. <all>
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