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HR 3172 113th 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: December 5, 2013 Introduced by: Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" Democratic · Georgia See on congress.gov
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Oct 24, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Sep 25, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Sep 25, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

What's happening now October 24, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1550 Related bill BEST Practices Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 20
All 20 Democratic 14
HONDA, MICHAEL
· Dec 3, 2014
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Jan 7, 2014
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jan 7, 2014
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Dec 16, 2013
SLAUGHTER, LOUISE
· Dec 5, 2013
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Nov 18, 2013
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Nov 18, 2013
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Nov 18, 2013
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Nov 18, 2013
FARR, SAM
· Nov 14, 2013
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Nov 14, 2013
 D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Nov 12, 2013
MORAN, JAMES
· Nov 12, 2013
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Nov 12, 2013
 D
Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Nov 12, 2013
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Oct 29, 2013
Polis, Jared
· Oct 29, 2013
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Sep 30, 2013
ANDREWS, ROBERT
· Sep 25, 2013
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Sep 25, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3172: BEST Practices Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3172/
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"H.R. 3172: BEST Practices Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3172/.
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