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HR 4874 114th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Health information and medical records Health programs administration and funding Law enforcement administration and funding Prescription drugs

Prevent ABUSE Act of 2016

Introduced: March 23, 2016 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 25, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 23, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 23, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prevent Abuse By Using Interstate Exchange Act of 2016 or the Prevent ABUSE Act of 2016

This bill requires a state that receives a prescription drug monitoring program implementation and enhancement grant to set aside at least 20% of grant funds to facilitate interstate electronic information sharing about prescriptions for controlled substances.

What's happening now March 25, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Mar 23, 2016
 D
Norcross, Donald
New Jersey · Mar 23, 2016
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4874: Prevent ABUSE Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4874/
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"H.R. 4874: Prevent ABUSE Act of 2016." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4874/.
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H.R. 4874, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4874/.
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