# 114-hr-4969: John Thomas Decker Act of 2016

114-hr-4969, John Thomas Decker Act of 2016, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Meehan, Patrick [R-PA-7] (R-PA); 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-4969
- Congress: 114
- Title: John Thomas Decker Act of 2016
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Introduced: 2016-04-15
- Sponsor: Rep. Meehan, Patrick [R-PA-7] (R-PA)
- Cosponsors: 14
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

John Thomas Decker Act of 2016 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to report on the availability of information regarding prescription of opioids after youth sports injury, including information on opioid use and misuse, injury treatments that do not involve opioids, and treatment for opioid addiction. (Opioids are drugs with effects similar to opium, such as heroin and certain pain medications.) The report must determine the extent this information is available to teenagers and adolescents who play youth sports, their families, youth sports groups, and health care providers. Taking into consideration the findings of the report, the injury center must develop and disseminate such information.

## Cosponsors (14)

- Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] (D-WI), 2016-04-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rooney, Thomas J. [R-FL-17] (R-FL), 2016-04-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX), 2016-04-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-18] (D-PA), 2016-04-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14] (R-OH), 2016-04-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costello, Ryan A. [R-PA-6] (R-PA), 2016-04-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] (D-OH), 2016-04-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rogers, Harold [R-KY-5] (R-KY), 2016-04-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] (D-NY), 2016-04-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mulvaney, Mick [R-SC-5] (R-SC), 2016-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] (R-OH), 2016-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4] (R-MO), 2016-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Paulsen, Erik [R-MN-3] (R-MN), 2016-05-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McSally, Martha [R-AZ-2] (R-AZ), 2016-05-10T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 114-hr-1475: Korean War Veterans Memorial Wall of Remembrance Act
- 114-hr-699: Email Privacy Act
- 114-hr-5292: Air Traffic Controller Hiring Improvement Act of 2016
- 114-hr-3929: Office of Strategic Services Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 114-hr-2903: Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2015
- 114-hr-1624: Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees Act

## Sources
- [114-hr-4969 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4969)

## Related
- [114-hr-1475: Korean War Veterans Memorial Wall of Remembrance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-1475)
- [114-hr-699: Email Privacy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-699)
- [114-hr-5292: Air Traffic Controller Hiring Improvement Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5292)
- [114-hr-3929: Office of Strategic Services Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3929)
- [114-hr-2903: Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2903)
- [114-hr-1624: Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-1624)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4969 (as of 2025-11-18).