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HR 1243 115th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Animal protection and human-animal relationships Congressional oversight Emergency medical services and trauma care Medical education Medical research Military education and training Military medicine

BEST Practices Act

Introduced: February 28, 2017 Introduced by: Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" Democratic · Georgia See on congress.gov
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Mar 23, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities.
Feb 28, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Feb 28, 2017
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

This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD), by no later than: (1) October 1, 2020, to complete the development, testing, and validation of 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, 2022, to use only use human-based training methods for such purposes. No animals may be used in such training after the latter date.

DOD shall submit an annual report to Congress regarding the development and implementation of the human-based training methods.

What's happening now March 23, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 92
All 92 Democratic 71 Republican 7
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Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Jun 1, 2018
CROWLEY, JOSEPH
· May 21, 2018
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · May 21, 2018
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · May 8, 2018
 D
Castro, Joaquin
Texas · Mar 13, 2018
 D
Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Mar 13, 2018
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Mar 9, 2018
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Mar 5, 2018
Hanabusa, Colleen
· Dec 18, 2017
Collins, Chris
· Dec 14, 2017
Lujan Grisham, Michelle
· Dec 14, 2017
 D
Torres, Norma J.
California · Dec 5, 2017
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Nov 29, 2017
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Nov 28, 2017
 D
Schneider, Bradley Scott
Illinois · Nov 28, 2017
Young, David
· Nov 21, 2017
ROYCE, ED
· Nov 13, 2017
Zeldin, Lee
· Nov 13, 2017
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Nov 6, 2017
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Nov 1, 2017
 D
Gomez, Jimmy
California · Oct 24, 2017
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Oct 10, 2017
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Sep 7, 2017
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Sep 1, 2017
 D
Gonzalez, Vicente
Texas · Aug 1, 2017
Curbelo, Carlos
· Jul 12, 2017
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jul 12, 2017
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Jul 12, 2017
 D
Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Illinois · Jul 11, 2017
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Jun 27, 2017
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Jun 22, 2017
 R
Amodei, Mark E.
Nevada · Jun 16, 2017
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Jun 16, 2017
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Jun 12, 2017
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Jun 2, 2017
 D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Jun 2, 2017
 R
Mast, Brian J.
Florida · Jun 2, 2017
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · May 18, 2017
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · May 16, 2017
 D
Correa, J. Luis
California · May 4, 2017
 D
Costa, Jim
California · May 2, 2017
Esty, Elizabeth
· May 2, 2017
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · May 2, 2017
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · May 2, 2017
 R
Smucker, Lloyd
Pennsylvania · Apr 28, 2017
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Apr 25, 2017
 D
Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · Apr 25, 2017
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Apr 25, 2017
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Apr 25, 2017
 R
Tenney, Claudia
New York · Apr 12, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1243: BEST Practices Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1243/
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