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House Calendar No. 197 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 426 
[Report No. 109–511] 
Recognizing the Food and Drug Administration of the Department of Health 
and Human Services on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the 
passage of the Food and Drugs Act for the important service it provides 
to the Nation. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 12, 2006 
Mr. BARTON of Texas (for himself and Mr. DINGELL) submitted the following 
concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce 
JUNE 20, 2006 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Recognizing the Food and Drug Administration of the De-
partment of Health and Human Services on the occasion 
of the 100th anniversary of the passage of the Food 
and Drugs Act for the important service it provides 
to the Nation. 
Whereas the Food and Drugs Act of June 30, 1906 (34 Stat. 
768; chapter 3915), transformed the Food and Drug Ad-
ministration (‘‘FDA’’) into a scientific regulatory agency; 
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Whereas the FDA is the oldest consumer protection agency 
in the United States; 
Whereas the FDA is the primary consumer protection agency 
in the United States and the world; 
Whereas FDA has the critical mission of protecting the pub-
lic health by ensuring that— 
(1) foods are safe, wholesome, sanitary, and properly 
labeled; 
(2) human and veterinary drugs are safe and effec-
tive; 
(3) devices intended for human use are safe and ef-
fective; 
(4) cosmetics are properly labeled; and 
(5) consumers are protected from electronic product 
radiation; 
Whereas FDA is also responsible for advancing the public 
health by helping to speed innovations which improve 
peoples’ lives; 
Whereas, in protecting and promoting the health of citizens 
of the United States, the FDA has been a pioneer and 
leader in the field of food and drug science; 
Whereas people around the world enjoy a higher quality of 
life due, in part, to the work of the FDA to expand food 
safety, medical product safety, and regulatory science; 
and 
Whereas the centennial anniversary of the passage of the 
1906 Food and Drugs Act occurs on June 30, 2006, 
marks the 100th anniversary of the Agency’s founding, 
and is a major milestone in FDA’s celebrated history: 
Now, therefore, be it 
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Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That the Congress recognizes the Food and 
Drug Administration of the Department of Health and 
Human Services and its employees for— 
(1) 100 years of service in ensuring the safety 
of our food and the safety and efficacy of our med-
ical products; 
(2) providing leadership to the world in the reg-
ulatory sciences; and 
(3) their hard work and extraordinary dedica-
tion to the protection and promotion of our Nation’s 
public health. 
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House Calendar No. 197 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 426 
[Report No. 109–511] 
CONCURRENT 
RESOLUTION 
Recognizing the Food and Drug Administration of 
the Department of Health and Human Services 
on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the 
passage of the Food and Drugs Act for the im-
portant service it provides to the Nation. 
JUNE 20, 2006 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
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