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Improving Police CARE Act

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In Committee
Passed One Chamber
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Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-05-05
Introduced
7
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Sponsor

John Cornyn
John Cornyn
Republican · TX · Senator
Votes with party: 76.8% (902 recorded votes)
Top industries funding sponsor:
  • Conservative Groups$79,418k
  • Climate & Environment$24,960k

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Cosponsors (7)

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2025-08-01

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Plain-English Summary

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.

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

Subjects

Crime and Law Enforcement
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