BEST Practices Act

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 111th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

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32 cosponsors · 32 D

13 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

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.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Dec 10, 2009

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: BEST Practices Act

Also known as: Battlefield Excellence through Superior Training Practices Act

Latest action (Jan 12, 2010): Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: House · Introduced: Dec 10, 2009

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.