110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. CON. RES. 410 

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 

Whereas the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) was 

founded by President Theodore Roosevelt and United 

States Attorney General Charles Bonaparte on July 26, 

1908, as a Federal investigative agency; 

Whereas it was first named the Bureau of Investigation to 

provide a force of Special Agents to investigate crimes 

across State lines and Federal crimes in its 
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initial days, and later expanded to the Federal Bureau of 

Investigation reflecting the growth our Nation’s need to 

protect its people; 

Whereas in the face of foreign threats during two World 

Wars and the Cold War, the FBI’s jurisdiction was expanded to investigate espionage and sabotage against the 

United States of America; 

Whereas when over the course of our Nation’s history the 

civil rights of Americans have been challenged, the FBI 

has been called upon to protect those civil rights and has 

brought violators to justice, and remains the primary 

Federal law enforcement agency for investigating civil 

rights violations; 

Whereas the men and women of the FBI have come to meet 

the challenges of violent criminal elements and gangs, 

working in partnership with State, local, and tribal law 

enforcement to provide safe streets in our communities 

around the country; 

Whereas when the Nation’s financial markets were threatened by white collar criminals, organized criminal enterprises, and international fraud schemes, the FBI’s efforts 

to protect our economy were reflected in major investigative achievements; 

Whereas the world has expanded through the creation of the 

World Wide Web, the FBI has been called to protect 

against cyber-based attacks and high-technology crimes 

through investigations of computer fraud, child exploitation, theft of intellectual property, and worldwide computer intrusions; 

Whereas the threat to public safety posed by extremists 

groups, both domestic and international has grown, and 
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the FBI has tirelessly worked to prevent acts of terrorism against Americans at home and abroad; 

Whereas the FBI provides law enforcement services through 

its disaster response team, identification services and 

Laboratory to further the cause of justice through science 

throughout the United States; 

Whereas since its inception, 34 FBI special agents have given 

their full measure of duty in laying down their lives in 

the service of their country; and 

Whereas for a century the men and women of the FBI have 

pledged to preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution 

of the United States and, with such, exemplified their 

motto ‘‘Fidelity, Bravery and Integrity’’: Now, therefore, 

be it 

1 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 

2 concurring), That Congress— 

3 (1) congratulates the men and women of the 

4 Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on the occa5 sion of its 100th Anniversary; 

6 (2) honors the heroic sacrifice of the Bureau’s 

7 employees who have given their lives, or have been 

8 wounded or injured, in the service of our Nation; 

9 and 

10 (3) gives heartfelt thanks to all the men and 

11 women of the FBI for their past and continued ef12 forts to protect and defend the American people 

13 from threats both domestic and foreign, and their 
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1 dedication to the pursuit of justice through the rule 

2 of law. 

Passed the House of Representatives September 17, 

2008. 

Attest: 

Clerk. 

110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. CON. RES. 410 

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 

Recognizing the FBI on their 100th anniversary.