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HR 1417 112th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Animal protection and human-animal relationships Congressional oversight Emergency medical services and trauma care Medical education Military education and training Military medicine

BEST Practices Act

Introduced: February 14, 2012 See on congress.gov
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May 18, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Apr 8, 2011
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E678)
Apr 7, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Apr 7, 2011
Introduced in House
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 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: (1) October 1, 2014, to develop, test, and validate human-based training methods for training members of the Armed Forces in the treatment of combat injuries, with the goal of replacing live animal-based training methods; and (2) October 1, 2016, 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.

What's happening now May 18, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 403 Related bill BEST Practices Act
  • S 3418 Related bill BEST Practices Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 22
All 22 Democratic 12
D
Chu, Judy
California · Feb 14, 2012
SLAUGHTER, LOUISE
· Feb 14, 2012
Polis, Jared
· Feb 8, 2012
Carnahan, Russ
· Jan 31, 2012
OLVER, JOHN
· Jan 31, 2012
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Nov 16, 2011
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Nov 3, 2011
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Sep 12, 2011
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jun 23, 2011
GUTIERREZ, LUIS
· Jun 23, 2011
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jun 23, 2011
 D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · May 25, 2011
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · May 25, 2011
Sutton, Betty
· May 5, 2011
ACKERMAN, GARY
· Apr 15, 2011
BERMAN, HOWARD
· Apr 15, 2011
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 15, 2011
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 15, 2011
 D
Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Apr 15, 2011
BARTLETT, ROSCOE
· Apr 7, 2011
FRANK, BARNEY
· Apr 7, 2011
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Apr 7, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1417: BEST Practices Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1417/
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"H.R. 1417: BEST Practices Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1417/.
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H.R. 1417, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1417/.
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