Simplify the following text for a Grade 7 native English-speaking person.
Original: It was nominated in 1990 as the national insect of the United States of America , along with the honeybee ( Apis mellifera ) , but the legislation did not pass .
Simplified: It was nominated in 1990 as the national insect of the United States of America . It was nominated along with the honeybee ( Apis mellifera ) .