House joint resolution · 101st Congress · Did not become law
Designating the honeybee as the national insect.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 6, 1989
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
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.
- H.R. 4990 (101st) Savings Association Law Enforcement Improvement Act of 1990
- H.Res. 134 (101st) Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Federal excise tax rates should not be increased.
- H.J.Res. 409 (101st) Directing the Federal Open Market Committee of the Federal Reserve System to adopt and pursue monetary policies leading to, and then…
- H.R. 305 (101st) Congressional Salary Act of 1989
- H.R. 2616 (101st) Older Americans' Equity Act of 1989
- H.R. 2728 (101st) To require that the President negotiate with Japan an agreement whereby Japan reimburses the United States for a portion of the costs the…
Sponsor’s state and district
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.