[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 130 (Tuesday, July 29, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4796-S4797]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
CHIEF HERBERT D. PROFFITT ACT OF 2025
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IMPROVING POLICE CRITICAL AID FOR RESPONDING TO EMERGENCIES ACT
Ms. CORTEZ MASTO. So, as if in legislative session, I ask unanimous
consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of the
following bills en bloc: Calendar No. 81, S. 911, and Calendar No. 84,
S. 1595.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there an objection to proceeding to the
measures en bloc?
The Senator from New Jersey.
Mr. BOOKER. So, Mr. President, this casts a shadow over everything
that was just said because I support these bills. Why do I support
these bills? Because the officers of the State of New Jersey are going
to benefit from them because Donald Trump hasn't targeted these and cut
these, and these are things that are going to help all officers. That
is what this body should do--not pick and choose one State over
another, not pit one State against another, not pit so-called blue
States over so-called red States. It is the United States of America.
God bless my colleague for bringing these bills forward. They should
have been passed a long time ago. I support them fully because they
will apply to every officer in the United States of America. That is
the way this body should work, and I have no objection whatsoever.
There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bills
en bloc, which had been reported from the Committee on the Judiciary.
Ms. CORTEZ MASTO. I ask unanimous consent that the bills be
considered read a third time and passed en bloc and that the motions to
reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table en bloc.
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The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there an objection?
Mr. BOOKER. I would just like the clerk to read the titles of the two
bills.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bills by title.
The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows:
A bill (S. 911) to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act of 1968 to include certain retired law
enforcement officers in the public safety officers' death
benefits program.
A bill (S. 1595) to establish standards for trauma kits
purchased using funds provided under the Edward Byrne
Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there an objection to the request?
Without objection, it is so ordered.
The bill (S. 911) was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading,
was read the third time, and passed, as follows:
S. 911
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 ``Chief Herbert D. Proffitt
Act of 2025''.
SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF CERTAIN RETIRED PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS
IN THE PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS' DEATH BENEFITS
PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Section 1201 of title I of the Omnibus
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10281)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(p) Personal Injury to Retired Law Enforcement Officer.--
``(1) Definition.--In this subsection, the term `retired
law enforcement officer' means an individual who separated
from service in good standing as a law enforcement officer in
an official capacity at a public agency with or without
compensation.
``(2) Eligibility.--A retired law enforcement officer shall
be eligible for a benefit under this part if the officer died
or became permanently and totally disabled as the direct and
proximate result of a personal injury resulting from a
targeted attack because of the retired law enforcement
officer's service as a law enforcement officer.''.
(b) Retroactive Applicability.--
(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the
amendments made by this section shall--
(A) take effect on the date of enactment of this Act; and
(B) apply to any matter--
(i) pending before the Bureau of Justice Assistance or
otherwise on the date of enactment of this Act; or
(ii) filed (consistent with pre-existing effective dates)
or accruing after the date of enactment of this Act.
(2) Exceptions.--The amendment made by this section shall
apply to any action taken against a retired law enforcement
officer described in section 1201(p) of title I of the
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (as added
by this Act) on or after January 1, 2012.
The bill (S. 1595) was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading,
was read the third time, and passed, as follows:
S. 1595
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.''.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Montana.
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