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HR 4269 111th Congress House

BEST Practices Act

Official title: 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 trea… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: 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 and chemical and biological injuries.

Introduced: January 26, 2010 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Animal protection and human-animal relationshipsEmergency medical services and trauma careMedical educationMilitary education and trainingMilitary medicine
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 12, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Dec 10, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Dec 10, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 12, 2010

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Battlefield Excellence through Superior Training Practices Act or BEST Practices Act - Requires the Secretary of Defense (DOD), no later than October 1, 2013, to only use human-based training methods for training members of the Armed Forces in the treatment of combat trauma injuries and the management of chemical and biological casualties. Prohibits the use of animals in such training.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 6
Hodes, Paul
· Jul 29, 2010
Altmire, Jason
· Feb 9, 2010
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Feb 2, 2010
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Feb 2, 2010
Massa, Eric
· Jan 26, 2010
Hall, John
· Jan 20, 2010
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jan 13, 2010
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Dec 10, 2009
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Dec 10, 2009
 D
Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Dec 10, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4269: BEST Practices Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4269/
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"H.R. 4269: BEST Practices Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4269/.
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H.R. 4269, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4269/.
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