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SJRES 180 100th Congress Senate

A joint resolution designating the honeybee as the national insect.

Introduced: March 21, 1988 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Animals and Animal ProtectionBeesEmblemsInsectsNational emblems
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Jul 28, 1987
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Jul 28, 1987
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action July 28, 1987

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Designates the honeybee as the national insect of the United States.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HJRES 171 Identical bill A joint resolution designating the honeybee as the national insect.
 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Mar 21, 1988
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S.J. Res. 180: A joint resolution designating the honeybee as the national insect.. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-SJRES-180/
MLA
"S.J. Res. 180: A joint resolution designating the honeybee as the national insect.." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-SJRES-180/.
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S.J. Res. 180, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-SJRES-180/.
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[S.J. Res. 180: A joint resolution designating the honeybee as the national insect.](https://openamerica.io/bill/100-SJRES-180/)
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