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H.R. 4874 (114th)

Prevent ABUSE Act of 2016

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Introduced

23 March 2016

Last action

25 March 2016 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Sponsors

Patrick Meehan, Brendan Boyle, Rep. Gibson, Christopher P. [R-NY-19], Rep. Dold, Robert J. [R-IL-10], Donald Norcross, Rep. Guinta, Frank C. [R-NH-1], Mick Mulvaney

Subjects

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Source updated

12 August 2025

Summary

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.

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Timeline

  1. 23 March 2016

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 23 March 2016

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 23 March 2016

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 25 March 2016

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Source: Committee

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Introduced in House (text)

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