This resolution sets the terms for House debate on H.R. 2162, the Honey Integrity and Consumer Transparency Act, allowing one hour of debate and one motion to recommit before a final vote, and treats a full replacement text of the bill as already adopted. The underlying bill would require the Department of Health and Human Services to write a legally binding purity standard for honey sold in the United States, testing for things like added sugar, moisture content, and heat damage. Imported honey would face mandatory lab testing at the importer's expense and could be refused entry or destroyed if it fails, while small domestic beekeepers would be exempt from certification and program fees. The bill also creates a public "Honey Fraud Registry" naming violators and requires new country-of-origin labels on honey blends, listing every country that makes up 5 percent or more of the mix by weight.
Corporate Benefits
- Domestic-honey market protection — Testing, certification, and program fees apply only to importers and packers of foreign honey, not domestic-only producers
Average Household Impact
- Honey origin labeling — Retail blends must list every country making up 5% or more of the honey by weight, inside a bordered "Origin Box"
Transparency & Accountability
- Honey Fraud Registry — Public database will name importers, packers, and suppliers found in violation of the honey purity standard
Congressional Summary
This resolution provides for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 2162) to provide for the protection of the integrity of honey marketed in the United States, and for other purposes.
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- House
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Introduced in House
- Action Date
- 2026-06-30
- Date Added
- 2026-07-10
- Source
- Congress.gov →
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