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House joint resolution · 101st Congress · Did not become law

Designating the honeybee as the national insect.

H.J.Res. 127Introduced Feb 6, 1989Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Rep. Stephen Neal D-NC
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Where it went

Latest action: Feb 14, 1989 — Referred to the 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

44 cosponsors — 16 Republicans, 28 Democrats

16 of 44 cosponsors (36%) are from the other party.

Cass Ballenger (R-NC), Doug Barnard (D-GA), Thomas Bliley (R-VA), James Clarke (D-NC), Howard Coble (R-NC), John Conyers (D-MI), George Darden (D-GA), Butler Derrick (D-SC), Ronnie Flippo (D-AL), George Gekas (R-PA), Paul Gillmor (R-OH), Newt Gingrich (R-GA), James Hansen (R-UT), Charles Hatcher (D-GA), W. Hefner (D-NC), Frank Horton (R-NY), Ed Jenkins (D-GA), Ben Jones (D-GA), Walter Jones (D-NC), Martin Lancaster (D-NC), Tom Lantos (D-CA), John Lewis (D-GA), Frank McCloskey (D-IN), Charles Pashayan (R-CA), L. Payne (D-VA), Tom Petri (R-WI), David Price (D-NC), Richard Ray (D-GA), Harold Rogers (R-KY), Charles Rose (D-NC) and 14 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 101st 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.