Honey Identification Verification and Enforcement Act

3.0.0 4764 2025-05-27T14:12:59Z 2025-05-27T14:12:59Z House H HR 2023-07-20 118 <pre>[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 125 (Thursday, July 20, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. ARMSTRONG:H.R. 4764.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3: [The Congress shallhave Power] To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, andamong the several States, and with the Indian Tribes.The single subject of this legislation is:Develops an identity and labeling standard for agricultureproduct known as ``honey''.[Page H3889]</pre> hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing hsag03 Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee Referred to 2023-08-24T15:49:37Z Referred To 2023-07-20T13:01:50Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2023-07-21T20:14:00Z Referred To 2023-07-20T13:01:45Z 2023-08-24 hsag03 Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture. Committee 2023-07-21 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2023-07-20 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2023-07-20 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2023-07-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2023-07-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress A000377 Rep. Armstrong, Kelly [R-ND-At Large] Kelly Armstrong R ND N L000599 Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] Michael Lawler R NY 17 2023-07-20 True B001298 Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] Don Bacon R NE 2 2023-08-01 False B001316 Rep. Burlison, Eric [R-MO-7] Eric Burlison R MO 7 2023-08-08 False G000595 Rep. Good, Bob [R-VA-5] Bob Good R VA 5 2023-11-01 False M001212 Rep. Moore, Barry [R-AL-2] Barry Moore R AL 2 2023-11-28 False S001224 Rep. Self, Keith [R-TX-3] Keith Self R TX 3 2024-06-28 False S001200 Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] Darren Soto D FL 9 2024-08-02 False Agriculture and Food Congressional oversight 2024-05-08T20:19:32Z Food industry and services 2024-05-08T20:19:12Z Food supply, safety, and labeling 2024-05-08T20:19:24Z Agriculture and Food 2023-10-19T18:30:22Z

00 2023-07-20 Introduced in House 2024-06-03T14:30:58Z Honey Identification Verification and Enforcement Act or the HIVE ActThis bill directs the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to establish a standard of identity for honey based on U.S. Pharmacopeia (USP) standards. (USP is an independent, scientific nonprofit organization whose work includes developing and publishing standards for food ingredients.)The FDA must submit a report to Congress on enforcement actions taken based on honey that is adulterated or misbranded. (A food is deemed misbranded and may not be sold if it does not meet the FDA-established definition and standard of identity.)Further, the bill modifies the Department of Agriculture country-of-origin labeling requirements for honey to require that the countries-of-origin be listed in order of predominance.The bill also establishes a requirement for including a certificate, mark, or statement on the label indicating that the honey meets the standard of identify established under this bill.

Honey Identification Verification and Enforcement Act Display Title 45 Honey Identification Verification and Enforcement Act 2024-06-29T08:05:12Z Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 Honey Identification Verification and Enforcement Act 2024-05-24T13:37:43Z Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced 6 To establish a standard of identity for honey, and for other purposes. 2024-03-18T21:12:19Z Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2023-07-20T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118hr4764ih/xml/BILLS-118hr4764ih.xml 2023-08-24 Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.