H.R. 5864

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5864 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5864

To establish standards for trauma kits purchased using funds provided 
under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program.

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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

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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.''.
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