HR 3172 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

BEST Practices Act

Introduced Sep 25, 2013 Originated House Sponsor Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. D-GA

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Latest action · Oct 24, 2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

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  1. IntroducedSep 25, 2013
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Battlefield Excellence through Superior Training Practices Act or the BEST Practices Act - Requires the Secretary of Defense (DOD), no later than: (1) October 1, 2016, to develop, test, and validate human-based training methods for training members of the Armed Forces in the treatment of combat trauma injuries, with the goal of replacing live animal-based training methods; and (2) October 1, 2018, to use only use human-based training methods for such purposes. Prohibits the use of animals in such training after the latter date.

Requires an annual report from the Secretary to the congressional defense committees on the development and implementation of the human-based training methods.

Cosponsors 32

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 25, 2013 to Dec 3, 2014; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-INAndré CarsonOriginalSep 25, 2013
D-CAJackie SpeierOriginalSep 25, 2013
R-PAMichael G. FitzpatrickOriginalSep 25, 2013
D-NJRobert E. AndrewsOriginalSep 25, 2013
D-MEChellie PingreeSep 30, 2013
D-CABarbara LeeOct 29, 2013
D-COJared PolisOct 29, 2013
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeOct 29, 2013
D-OREarl BlumenauerNov 12, 2013
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonNov 12, 2013
D-CTJames A. HimesNov 12, 2013
D-VAJames P. MoranNov 12, 2013
D-TXMarc A. VeaseyNov 12, 2013
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardNov 14, 2013
D-CASam FarrNov 14, 2013
D-CAZoe LofgrenNov 14, 2013
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyNov 18, 2013
D-CAJudy ChuNov 18, 2013
D-NYPaul TonkoNov 18, 2013
D-TNSteve CohenNov 18, 2013
D-CAGeorge MillerDec 5, 2013
D-NYLouise McIntosh SlaughterDec 5, 2013
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaDec 5, 2013
D-CAAlan S. LowenthalDec 11, 2013
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.Dec 11, 2013
D-MNBetty McCollumDec 16, 2013
D-MAJames P. McGovernJan 7, 2014
D-ORSuzanne BonamiciJan 7, 2014
D-PAMatt CartwrightJul 3, 2014
D-CAGloria Negrete McLeodJul 31, 2014
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoNov 13, 2014
D-CAMichael M. HondaDec 3, 2014

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseArmed Services Committee
Referred Sep 25, 2013
Military Personnel Subcommittee
Referred Oct 24, 2013

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Oct 24, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
  2. Sep 25, 2013Introduced in House
  3. Sep 25, 2013Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

In the Congressional Record 1

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseLists H5833H.R. 3172–3183—Sep 25, 2013

Research

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Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8 (Clauses 1, 14, and 18), which grants Congress the power to provide for the common Defense and general Welfare of the United States; to make rules for the Government and Regulation of the land and naval Forces; and to make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H5833.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 1550BEST Practices ActRelated billSep 25, 2013

Titles 3

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend title 10, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Defense to use only human-based methods for training members of the Armed Forces in the treatment of severe combat injuries.
Short Titles as Introduced
BEST Practices Act
Battlefield Excellence through Superior Training Practices Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Sep 25, 2013Introduced in House

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