119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · May 5, 2025
Improving Police CARE Act
Official title from Congress.gov
Latest action (Aug 1, 2025): Held at the desk.
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Congressional Research Service summary, version: Passed Senate (Jul 29, 2025)
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.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Held at the desk.
Received in the House.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4796; text: CR S4797)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 84.
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley without amendment. Without written report.
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley without amendment. Without written report.
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in Senate
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Emergency medical services and trauma care · Law enforcement administration and funding
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AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 21, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$393,240
Spent on own lobbying
…alties for violence against health care workers H.R. 5864-Improving Police CARE Act, to provide standards for trauma kits purchased using Byrne JAG grant funds S. 1595-Improving Police CARE Act, to provide standards for trauma kits purchased using Byrne JAG grant funds S. 1600-Save Healthcare Workers Act, to establish federal…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · amended · posted Sep 29, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$100,000
Spent on own lobbying
…he Federal Carjacking Enforcement Act, which would update the Federal statute governing carjacking offenses to make it easier for prosecutors to bring charges; S. 1595 (Cornyn, R-TX), the Improving Police Critical Aid for Responding to Emergencies (CARE) Act, which would expand the existing U.S. Department of Justices Edward…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · amended · posted Sep 29, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$100,000
Spent on own lobbying
…he Federal Carjacking Enforcement Act, which would update the Federal statute governing carjacking offenses to make it easier for prosecutors to bring charges; S. 1595 (Cornyn, R-TX), the Improving Police Critical Aid for Responding to Emergencies (CARE) Act, which would expand the existing U.S. Department of Justices Edward…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · amended · posted Sep 29, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$100,000
Spent on own lobbying
…yn, R-TX) the Public Safety Officer Concussions and Traumatic Brain Injury Health Act, which would establish concussion protocols for Law Enforcement Agencies. S. 1595 (Cornyn, R-TX), the Improving Police Critical Aid for Responding to Emergencies (CARE) Act, which would expand the existing U.S. Department of Justices Edward…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · amended · posted Sep 29, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$100,000
Spent on own lobbying
…yn, R-TX) the Public Safety Officer Concussions and Traumatic Brain Injury Health Act, which would establish concussion protocols for Law Enforcement Agencies. S. 1595 (Cornyn, R-TX), the Improving Police Critical Aid for Responding to Emergencies (CARE) Act, which would expand the existing U.S. Department of Justices Edward…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · amended · posted Sep 29, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$100,000
Spent on own lobbying
…yn, R-TX) the Public Safety Officer Concussions and Traumatic Brain Injury Health Act, which would establish concussion protocols for Law Enforcement Agencies. S. 1595 (Cornyn, R-TX), the Improving Police Critical Aid for Responding to Emergencies (CARE) Act, which would expand the existing U.S. Department of Justices Edward…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 30, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$498,299
Spent on own lobbying
…alties for violence against health care workers H.R. 5864-Improving Police CARE Act, to provide standards for trauma kits purchased using Byrne JAG grant funds S. 1595-Improving Police CARE Act, to provide standards for trauma kits purchased using Byrne JAG grant funds S. 1600-Save Healthcare Workers Act, to establish federal…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 16, 2026 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
$30,000
Spent on own lobbying
…42/H.R. 2028 - Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act S. 1380 - Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care (SPARC) Act S. 2031 - Workforce Mobility Act S. 1595 - Improving Police Critical Aid for Responding to Emergencies (CARE) Act S. 1410 - Find it Early Act S. 1935 - Expanding Access to Palliative Care Act H.R. 219…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 16, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$30,000
Spent on own lobbying
…42/H.R. 2028 - Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act S. 1380 - Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care (SPARC) Act S. 2031 - Workforce Mobility Act S. 1595 - Improving Police Critical Aid for Responding to Emergencies (CARE) Act S. 1410 - Find it Early Act S. 1935 - Expanding Access to Palliative Care Act H.R. 219…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 16, 2026 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
$240,000
Spent on own lobbying
…42/H.R. 2028 - Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act S. 1380 - Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care (SPARC) Act S. 2031 - Workforce Mobility Act S. 1595 - Improving Police Critical Aid for Responding to Emergencies (CARE) Act S. 1410 - Find it Early Act S. 1935 - Expanding Access to Palliative Care Act H.R. 219…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 16, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$240,000
Spent on own lobbying
…42/H.R. 2028 - Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act S. 1380 - Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care (SPARC) Act S. 2031 - Workforce Mobility Act S. 1595 - Improving Police Critical Aid for Responding to Emergencies (CARE) Act S. 1410 - Find it Early Act S. 1935 - Expanding Access to Palliative Care Act H.R. 219…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted May 5, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$468,727
Spent on own lobbying
…alties for violence against health care workers H.R. 5864-Improving Police CARE Act, to provide standards for trauma kits purchased using Byrne JAG grant funds S. 1595-Improving Police CARE Act, to provide standards for trauma kits purchased using Byrne JAG grant funds S. 1600-Save Healthcare Workers Act, to establish federal…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 17, 2026 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
$20,000
Spent on own lobbying
…42/H.R. 2028 - Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act S. 1380 - Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care (SPARC) Act S. 2031 - Workforce Mobility Act S. 1595 - Improving Police Critical Aid for Responding to Emergencies (CARE) Act S. 1410 - Find it Early Act S. 1935 - Expanding Access to Palliative Care Act H.R. 219…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 17, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$20,000
Spent on own lobbying
…42/H.R. 2028 - Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act S. 1380 - Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care (SPARC) Act S. 2031 - Workforce Mobility Act S. 1595 - Improving Police Critical Aid for Responding to Emergencies (CARE) Act S. 1410 - Find it Early Act S. 1935 - Expanding Access to Palliative Care Act H.R. 219…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 17, 2026 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
$260,000
Spent on own lobbying
…42/H.R. 2028 - Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act S. 1380 - Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care (SPARC) Act S. 2031 - Workforce Mobility Act S. 1595 - Improving Police Critical Aid for Responding to Emergencies (CARE) Act S. 1410 - Find it Early Act S. 1935 - Expanding Access to Palliative Care Act H.R. 219…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 17, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$260,000
Spent on own lobbying
…42/H.R. 2028 - Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act S. 1380 - Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care (SPARC) Act S. 2031 - Workforce Mobility Act S. 1595 - Improving Police Critical Aid for Responding to Emergencies (CARE) Act S. 1410 - Find it Early Act S. 1935 - Expanding Access to Palliative Care Act H.R. 219…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 21, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$501,071
Spent on own lobbying
…alties for violence against health care workers H.R. 5864-Improving Police CARE Act, to provide standards for trauma kits purchased using Byrne JAG grant funds S. 1595-Improving Police CARE Act, to provide standards for trauma kits purchased using Byrne JAG grant funds S. 1600-Save Healthcare Workers Act, to establish federal…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
PEACE OFFICERS RESEARCH ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA · lobbying firm or registrant: STEPTOE LLP
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…(S.911, H.R.1236); PROTECT Our Children Reauthorization Act of 2025 (S.539, H.R.1274); Improving Police Critical Aid for Responding to Emergencies (CARE) Act (S.1595); Retired Law Enforcement Officers Continuing Service Act (S.1563, H.R.3846); Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
$30,000
Spent on own lobbying
…42/H.R. 2028 - Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act S. 1380 - Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care (SPARC) Act S. 2031 - Workforce Mobility Act S. 1595 - Improving Police Critical Aid for Responding to Emergencies (CARE) Act S. 1410 - Find it Early Act S. 1935 - Expanding Access to Palliative Care Act H.R. 219…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$30,000
Spent on own lobbying
…42/H.R. 2028 - Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act S. 1380 - Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care (SPARC) Act S. 2031 - Workforce Mobility Act S. 1595 - Improving Police Critical Aid for Responding to Emergencies (CARE) Act S. 1410 - Find it Early Act S. 1935 - Expanding Access to Palliative Care Act H.R. 219…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
$200,000
Spent on own lobbying
…42/H.R. 2028 - Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act S. 1380 - Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care (SPARC) Act S. 2031 - Workforce Mobility Act S. 1595 - Improving Police Critical Aid for Responding to Emergencies (CARE) Act S. 1410 - Find it Early Act S. 1935 - Expanding Access to Palliative Care Act H.R. 219…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$200,000
Spent on own lobbying
…42/H.R. 2028 - Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act S. 1380 - Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care (SPARC) Act S. 2031 - Workforce Mobility Act S. 1595 - Improving Police Critical Aid for Responding to Emergencies (CARE) Act S. 1410 - Find it Early Act S. 1935 - Expanding Access to Palliative Care Act H.R. 219…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
SERGEANTS BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK CITY · lobbying firm or registrant: LONGBOW PUBLIC POLICY GROUP, LLC
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 15, 2026 · issue area: Government Issues
$40,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…ustice Department grant program a grant program for law enforcement agencies to hire retired officers to help with civilian law enforcement tasks; entire bill. S. 1595, the "Improving Police CARE Act," legislation to establish standards for trauma kits purchased using funds provided under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Ass…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 21, 2025 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$408,597
Spent on own lobbying
Fentanyl analogues scheduling extension H.R. 3178-Save Healthcare Workers Act, to establish federal criminal penalties for violence against health care workers S. 1595-Improving Police CARE Act, to provide standards for trauma kits purchased using Byrne JAG grant funds S. 1600-Save Healthcare Workers Act, to establish federal…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
PEACE OFFICERS RESEARCH ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA · lobbying firm or registrant: STEPTOE LLP
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 20, 2025 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…(S.911, H.R.1236); PROTECT Our Children Reauthorization Act of 2025 (S.539, H.R.1274); Improving Police Critical Aid for Responding to Emergencies (CARE) Act (S.1595); Retired Law Enforcement Officers Continuing Service Act (S.1563, H.R.3846); Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing