# 114-hr-4599: Reducing Unused Medications Act of 2016

114-hr-4599, Reducing Unused Medications Act of 2016, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5] (D-MA); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-4599
- Congress: 114
- Title: Reducing Unused Medications Act of 2016
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Introduced: 2016-02-24
- Sponsor: Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5] (D-MA)
- Cosponsors: 18
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Reducing Unused Medications Act of 2016 This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to allow a pharmacist to partially fill a prescription for a schedule II controlled substance (such as a prescription opioid painkiller) at the request of a prescribing practitioner or patient. A pharmacist must record the partial filling in the same manner as a full filling, update the record with each partially filled prescription, and notify the prescribing practitioner. The total quantity dispensed in partial fillings must not exceed the total quantity prescribed. The remaining portion of a partially filled prescription may be filled and must be exhausted prior to, or on the same date that such prescription, if fully filled, would have been exhausted.

## Cosponsors (18)

- Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15] (R-OH), 2016-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2016-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-3] (D-MA), 2016-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] (D-OH), 2016-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] (D-CT), 2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mooney, Alexander X. [R-WV-2] (R-WV), 2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2016-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] (D-IL), 2016-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rogers, Harold [R-KY-5] (R-KY), 2016-03-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2016-04-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Guinta, Frank C. [R-NH-1] (R-NH), 2016-04-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] (D-CA), 2016-04-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2016-04-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] (D-MA), 2016-04-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4] (R-MO), 2016-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rokita, Todd [R-IN-4] (R-IN), 2016-05-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10] (R-OH), 2016-05-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McSally, Martha [R-AZ-2] (R-AZ), 2016-05-10T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 114-hr-5292: Air Traffic Controller Hiring Improvement Act of 2016
- 114-hr-2737: Filipino Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2015
- 114-hr-2722: Breast Cancer Awareness Commemorative Coin Act
- 114-hr-1475: Korean War Veterans Memorial Wall of Remembrance Act
- 114-hr-3381: Childhood Cancer STAR Act
- 114-hr-2992: Merchant Marine of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act

## Sources
- [114-hr-4599 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4599)

## Related
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- [114-hr-2737: Filipino Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2737)
- [114-hr-2722: Breast Cancer Awareness Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2722)
- [114-hr-1475: Korean War Veterans Memorial Wall of Remembrance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-1475)
- [114-hr-3381: Childhood Cancer STAR Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3381)
- [114-hr-2992: Merchant Marine of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2992)
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