Improving Police CARE Act

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