# 119-s-1028: Honey Integrity Act

119-s-1028, Honey Integrity Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Tuberville, Tommy [R-AL] (R-AL); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2025-12-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1028
- Congress: 119
- Title: Honey Integrity Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-03-13
- Sponsor: Sen. Tuberville, Tommy [R-AL] (R-AL)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**This bill would create a federal standard for honey and a Honey Integrity Program to *detect and deter economically motivated adulteration of honey*.** It pairs a legal identity for honey with mandatory testing, reporting, and agency coordination. - Qualifying commercial honey packers would have to test honey, certify compliance, report results to the Secretary, and pay a fee. Testing would begin 180 days after enactment and must use best available science such as nuclear and mitochondrial DNA tests, nuclear magnetic resonance, and high-resolution mass spectrometry. - Consumers and domestic producers would see stronger enforcement. The Secretary would investigate identification alerts, confirm results with federal labs, destroy adulterated honey, and share data with federal, state, and local enforcement and producer groups. - Federal agencies would coordinate on standards, sampling, and labs. The Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the FDA Commissioner, must set the standard within 1 year and report enforcement actions to Congress within 2 years, and may rely on U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Department of Agriculture for lab support if needed.

## Provisions PRIA read

- New federal honey integrity program: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would create a Honey Integrity Program at HHS/FDA to detect and deter adulterated honey. The agency would work with Customs and Agriculture for testing and lab help. The Secretary would publish and update a list of qualifying packers. On alerts, FDA would investigate, confirm w…
- Mandatory testing for honey packers: cost, medium. If enacted, qualifying commercial honey packers would have to test honey they plan to sell in the United States. Testing must start 180 days after enactment and use the best available science, including DNA, NMR, and high-resolution mass spectrometry in combined protocols. Packers would have to cer…
- Fees on commercial honey packers: cost, low. If enacted, each qualifying commercial honey packer would have to pay fees set by the Secretary. The Secretary would decide timing and amounts. Fee money could only be spent to the extent Congress appropriates it, and collected fees could remain available until expended. The bill also authorizes th…
- Clear federal standard for honey: mixed, medium. If enacted, the Secretary would have one year to set a federal standard of identity for honey. The rule must follow United States Pharmacopeia standards. This would define what may be labeled and sold as honey in interstate commerce and could require some producers or importers to relabel or reform…

## Related bills

- 119-s-2121: SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-4983: Harry Reid Immigration Stabilization Act
- 119-s-4328: FLEX Act
- 119-s-3492: Essential Caregivers Act of 2025
- 119-s-292: Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-s-1028 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1028)

## Related
- [119-s-2121: SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2121)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-4983: Harry Reid Immigration Stabilization Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4983)
- [119-s-4328: FLEX Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4328)
- [119-s-3492: Essential Caregivers Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3492)
- [119-s-292: Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-292)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1028 (as of 2025-12-21).