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HR 4764 118th Congress House Agriculture and Food Congressional oversight Food industry and services Food supply, safety, and labeling

Honey Identification Verification and Enforcement Act

Introduced: July 20, 2023 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Aug 24, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.
Jul 21, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 20, 2023
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.
Jul 20, 2023
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Honey Identification Verification and Enforcement Act or the HIVE Act

This 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. 

What's happening now August 24, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 1 Republican 5
D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Aug 2, 2024
 R
Self, Keith
Texas · Jun 28, 2024
 R
Moore, Barry
Alabama · Nov 28, 2023
Good, Bob
· Nov 1, 2023
 R
Burlison, Eric
Missouri · Aug 8, 2023
 R
Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Aug 1, 2023
 R
Lawler, Michael
New York · Jul 20, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4764: Honey Identification Verification and Enforcement Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-4764/
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"H.R. 4764: Honey Identification Verification and Enforcement Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-4764/.
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H.R. 4764, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-4764/.
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