# 114-hr-4874: Prevent ABUSE Act of 2016

114-hr-4874, Prevent ABUSE Act of 2016, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Meehan, Patrick [R-PA-7] (R-PA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-4874
- Congress: 114
- Title: Prevent ABUSE Act of 2016
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2016-03-23
- Sponsor: Rep. Meehan, Patrick [R-PA-7] (R-PA)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## 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.

## Cosponsors (6)

- Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2] (D-PA), 2016-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gibson, Christopher P. [R-NY-19] (R-NY), 2016-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dold, Robert J. [R-IL-10] (R-IL), 2016-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] (D-NJ), 2016-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Guinta, Frank C. [R-NH-1] (R-NH), 2016-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mulvaney, Mick [R-SC-5] (R-SC), 2016-03-23T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 114-hr-160: Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015
- 114-hr-5292: Air Traffic Controller Hiring Improvement Act of 2016
- 114-hr-4514: Combating BDS Act of 2016
- 114-hr-3381: Childhood Cancer STAR Act
- 114-hr-3119: Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act
- 114-hr-2992: Merchant Marine of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act

## Sources
- [114-hr-4874 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4874)

## Related
- [114-hr-160: Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-160)
- [114-hr-5292: Air Traffic Controller Hiring Improvement Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5292)
- [114-hr-4514: Combating BDS Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4514)
- [114-hr-3381: Childhood Cancer STAR Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3381)
- [114-hr-3119: Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3119)
- [114-hr-2992: Merchant Marine of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2992)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4874 (as of 2025-11-18).