Bill Details
Status
Latest action
2025-01-16 - Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Introduced Date
2025-01-16
Policy Area
Armed Forces and National Security
Committees
View committees (1)
Sponsors
7
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This bill would require the Department of Defense to help state and local first responders learn how to better assist people with trauma-related injuries. It directs the Defense Secretary to make sure the department shares useful best practices and offers training on the most effective ways to care for these victims. The goal is to improve how police, firefighters, emergency medical workers, and other first responders help people who are badly hurt in emergencies.
- The Department of Defense would share lessons and methods it already uses for treating trauma-related injuries.
- The department would also provide training to state and local first responders.
- The training would focus on the best ways to help victims quickly and effectively in emergency situations.
Official Summaries
This bill requires the Department of Defense to ensure that it shares best practices with, and offers training to, state and local first responders regarding how to most effectively aid victims who experience trauma-related injuries.
Current Full Text
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 541 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 541
To require the Department of Defense to share best practices with, and
offer training to, State and local first responders regarding how to
most effectively aid victims who experience trauma-related injuries.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 16, 2025
Mr. Torres of New York introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Armed Services
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A BILL
To require the Department of Defense to share best practices with, and
offer training to, State and local first responders regarding how to
most effectively aid victims who experience trauma-related injuries.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROVISION OF TRAINING AND INFORMATION
FOR FIRST RESPONDERS REGARDING AID FOR VICTIMS OF TRAUMA-
RELATED INJURIES.
The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the Department of
Defense shares best practices with, and offers training to, State and
local first responders regarding how to most effectively aid victims
who experience trauma-related injuries.
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