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House joint resolution · 100th Congress · Did not become law

A joint resolution designating the honeybee as the national insect.

H.J.Res. 171Introduced Mar 4, 1987Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Rep. Stephen Neal D-NC
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 10, 1987 — Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

61 cosponsors — 25 Republicans, 36 Democrats

24 of 61 cosponsors (39%) are from the other party.

Robert Badham (R-CA), Cass Ballenger (R-NC), Jim Bates (D-CA), Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), Robert Borski (D-PA), Joseph Brennan (D-ME), H. Callahan (R-AL), Thomas Carper (D-DE), William Chappell (D-FL), James Clarke (D-NC), Howard Coble (R-NC), Anthony Coelho (D-CA), Tom DeLay (R-TX), Byron Dorgan (D-ND), Mickey Edwards (R-OK), Glenn English (D-OK), Dante Fascell (D-FL), Vic Fazio (D-CA), Newt Gingrich (R-GA), Bill Goodling (R-PA), Kenneth Gray (D-IL), S. Green (R-NY), Steve Gunderson (R-WI), James Hansen (R-UT), Charles Hatcher (D-GA), Jimmy Hayes (R-LA), W. Hefner (D-NC), Earl Hutto (D-FL), Ed Jenkins (D-GA), Nancy Johnson (R-CT) and 31 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Stephen Neal.

Sponsor’s state and district

North Carolina in Congress · NC-5 district

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Data as of Sep 30, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.