# 114-hr-6158: HELP Act of 2016

114-hr-6158, HELP Act of 2016, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Reed, Tom [R-NY-23] (R-NY); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-6158
- Congress: 114
- Title: HELP Act of 2016
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
- Introduced: 2016-09-22
- Sponsor: Rep. Reed, Tom [R-NY-23] (R-NY)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Help Ensure Lives are Protected Act of 2016 or the HELP Act of 2016 This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to impose a criminal penalty of life imprisonment or death on a person who commits a drug offense involving a specified quantity of heroin that contains a detectable amount of fentanyl or fentanyl that is represented to be or sold as heroin, if death or serious bodily injury results from the use of such substance.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3] (R-FL), 2016-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] (R-CA), 2016-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Flores, Bill [R-TX-17] (R-TX), 2016-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] (R-OH), 2016-09-22T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 114-hr-3326: Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2015
- 114-hr-2903: Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2015
- 114-hr-2400: SIGMA Act of 2015
- 114-hr-2393: Country of Origin Labeling Amendments Act of 2015
- 114-hr-1190: Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015
- 114-hr-699: Email Privacy Act

## Sources
- [114-hr-6158 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/6158)

## Related
- [114-hr-3326: Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3326)
- [114-hr-2903: Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2903)
- [114-hr-2400: SIGMA Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2400)
- [114-hr-2393: Country of Origin Labeling Amendments Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2393)
- [114-hr-1190: Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-1190)
- [114-hr-699: Email Privacy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-699)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6158 (as of 2025-11-18).