Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2162) to provide for the protection of the integrity of honey marketed in the United States, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: W. Gregory Steube (Republican-FL)June 30, 2026

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Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr. Steube. Petition No: 119-26. (<a href="https://clerk.house.gov/DischargePetition/2026072226">Discharge petition</a> text with signatures.)

Requires all honey sold in the U.S. to meet new purity standards and show its true origin.

This bill would make sure that honey sold in the United States is pure and correctly labeled. It would create new federal standards for honey. It would also set up a program to test imported honey and require clear country-of-origin labels on all honey products, especially blends. This aims to protect consumers from fake honey and support American beekeepers.

What Would Change

Today, there is no single federal definition for honey, which allows some products labeled as honey to contain added sugars or other ingredients. This bill would change that by creating a clear Federal Standard of Identity for honey, setting up a national program to test honey for purity, and requiring detailed country-of-origin labels on all honey products.

Key Provisions

Establishes a Federal Standard of Identity for honey, setting clear rules for what can be sold as pure honey.
Creates a Honey Integrity Program to ensure all honey sold in the U.S. meets these new purity standards.
Requires strict, risk-based testing for imported honey at U.S. labs to check for fake ingredients.
Sets up a National Honey Center of Excellence to develop and maintain advanced honey testing methods.
Requires clear country-of-origin labels on all honey, especially blends, listing countries by weight on the front of the package.
Blocks imported honey that fails purity tests from being sold in the U.S., requiring it to be re-exported or destroyed.

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HRES 1411 · 119th Congress · June 30, 2026 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 10/10

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2162) to provide for the protection of the integrity of honey marketed in the United States, and for other purposes.

What Would Change

Key Provisions

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