Sponsor
Jefferson Van Drew
Representative · R-NJ
Representative · R-NJ
The bill improves frontline bleeding response by creating standardized, vetted trauma kits and guidance for law enforcement, but it may raise costs and procurement complexity for state and local governments and narrow vendor options.
Law-enforcement agencies and officers will receive standardized, performance-vetted trauma kits and accompanying optional best-practice guidance for training, deployment, and maintenance, improving on-scene response to life-threatening bleeding and overall readiness.
Grantees (state and local governments) can assemble kits from approved components, giving agencies flexibility in procurement and the potential to lower costs when purchasing with grant funds.
Local and state government purchasers may face reduced supplier competition and higher prices because the bill references specific technical/brand-recommended standards (e.g., TCCC-recommended tourniquet), narrowing the market for vendors.
Local and state governments may incur upfront costs to replace or upgrade existing trauma kits to meet the new standards, creating budget pressure for grantees.
Law-enforcement and state governments could face procurement confusion and implementation challenges because the 180-day deadline for developing standards may rush the process and lead to evolving requirements.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Requires BJA to publish performance standards and optional best practices for trauma kits bought with certain DOJ grant funds and lists minimum required components.
Official title: To establish standards for trauma kits purchased using funds provided under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program.
Introduced October 28, 2025 by Jefferson Van Drew · Last progress October 28, 2025
Directs the Bureau of Justice Assistance to create performance standards and optional best practices for trauma kits purchased with certain DOJ grant funds and requires those kits to include specified bleeding-control components. Grantees may buy fully assembled kits that meet the standards or acquire components separately and assemble compliant kits. The Director must publish the required performance standards and best practices within 180 days of enactment, and the law lists mandatory components (tourniquet meeting TCCC guidance, bleeding-control bandage, nonlatex gloves, scissors, instructions, container, and other locally approved supplies).