IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 188 
Recognizing the 75th anniversary of the National Conference of State Liquor 
Administrators. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 22, 2009 
Mr. MCMAHON (for himself and Mr. HEINRICH) submitted the following 
concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Recognizing the 75th anniversary of the National Conference 
of State Liquor Administrators. 
Whereas throughout history in the United States, alcoholic 
beverages have been regulated by government; 
Whereas alcoholic beverages are the only product in com-
merce that has been the subject of two constitutional 
amendments (the 18th and 21st Amendments); 
Whereas the 21st Amendment to the United State Constitu-
tion was ratified on December 5, 1933, thereby repealing 
Prohibition and granting primary authority over alcoholic 
beverage regulation to the States; 
Whereas the National Conference of State Liquor Adminis-
trators (NCSLA) was founded on June 19, 1934, in Chi-
cago, Illinois; 
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Whereas the NCSLA was created to provide a forum between 
the States as they developed, implemented, and main-
tained regulatory controls over alcoholic beverages after 
the passage of the 21st Amendment; 
Whereas the NCSLA provided the forum to debate and un-
derstand moderation in consumption, moderation in sell-
ing, and law making that promoted temperance, orderly 
markets, and effective tax collection without provoking il-
licit and therefore unregulated and untaxed commerce in 
alcoholic beverages; 
Whereas the early minutes of the NCSLA provide a rich body 
of material on the origins of effective regulation of alco-
holic beverages by the States that remains vital today; 
Whereas the legislatures and alcoholic beverage control agen-
cies of the 50 States have worked to implement the pow-
ers granted by the 21st Amendment by ensuring the cre-
ation and maintenance of State-based regulatory systems 
for the transparent, accountable, and stable distribution 
and sale of alcoholic beverages through a regulated sys-
tem made up of producers and importers, wholesale dis-
tributors, and retailers; and 
Whereas the Nation’s system of State-based alcoholic bev-
erage regulation has resulted in a marketplace with un-
precedented choice, variety, and selection for consumers 
while maintaining temperance and an orderly market to 
promote public safety: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That Congress— 
(1) recognizes the 75th anniversary of the Na-
tional Conference of State Liquor Administrators; 
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(2) commends State alcoholic beverage regu-
lators for their efforts in establishing and working to 
create a successful system of alcoholic beverage dis-
tribution and sale in their respective States; and 
(3) continues to support policies that allow 
States to effectively regulate alcoholic beverages. 
Æ 
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