Honey Research, Promotion, and Consumer Information Act
Public Law 98-590 · H.R. 5358 · 98th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Oct 30, 1984 · Agriculture and Food
Sponsor: Rep. Kika de la Garza (D-TX-15)
Cosponsors (4): Rep. Glenn English, Rep. Baltasar Corrada-del Río,
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateVoice vote
Data notes
The final version of the law, as each chamber passed it. A chamber that passed it by voice vote or unanimous consent has no count. “Method not stated” means the record does not say how the chamber voted. Where the record has a member-by-member vote, the “Who voted for it” section shows who voted yea.
Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Honey Research, Promotion, and Consumer Information Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to issue and amend honey orders.
Provides for the establishment of: (1) a Honey Board; and (2) a National Honey Nominations Committee to nominate Board members and alternates.
States that such Board shall administer orders, develop plans for research, promotion, and consumer information and finance such activities through producer, importer, and handler assessments. Exempts specified small producers and importers from such assessments.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Agriculture Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee · Senate · discharged from, referred toSubcommittee: Agricultural Research, Conservation, Forestry and General Legislation Subcommittee
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 16 actions.
- Oct 30, 1984Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 98-590.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Oct 18, 1984PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Oct 4, 1984FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
- Sep 28, 1984CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
- Jul 31, 1984CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Agricultural Research, Conservation, Forestry and General Legislation Subcommittee of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
- Jul 26, 1984CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
- Jul 24, 1984FloorFloor · Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Jul 23, 1984CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Agriculture Committee
- Jun 28, 1984CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Agriculture Committee
- Jun 26, 1984CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee of the House Agriculture Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee of the House Agriculture Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee of the House Agriculture Committee
- Apr 11, 1984CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee of the House Agriculture Committee
- Apr 4, 1984CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Agriculture Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
Data notes
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Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.