House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Improving Police CARE Act
Official title: To establish standards for trauma kits purchased using funds provided under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program.
Sponsor: Rep. Jefferson Van Drew R-NJWhere it went
- IntroducedOct 28, 2025
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Oct 28, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5864.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. VAN DREW, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 179, October 28, 2025, Page H4560):Article I, Section 8, Clause 1Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record October 28, 2025 ↗
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- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- 30 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5864, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/5864
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 24, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Congress.gov noteThe text of H.R.5864 is contained in the text of S.1071, which became Public Law 119-60.Source: Congress.gov, record updated September 24, 2026 ↗
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- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5864, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/5864
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 24, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
60ebafc4ab5e968cefc05e465508ebabea38d8774a391de5059dcd66f0932ed1
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
No cosponsors.
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Related bills
- S. 1595 (119th) Improving Police CARE ActIdentical bill
- S. 1071 (119th) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026Related bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.