IV 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 89 
Recognizing the 100th anniversary of the American Thoracic Society, cele-
brating its achievements, and encouraging the society to continue its 
guidance on lung-related health issues to the peoples of the United 
States and of the world. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 14, 2005 
Mr. CUNNINGHAM submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
RESOLUTION 
Recognizing the 100th anniversary of the American Thoracic 
Society, celebrating its achievements, and encouraging 
the society to continue its guidance on lung-related 
health issues to the peoples of the United States and 
of the world. 
Whereas in 1905, Drs. Brown, Dunhan, and King, leaders in 
the fight in the United States against tuberculosis, cre-
ated the American Sanatorium Association, an organiza-
tion dedicated to the improvement of tuberculosis care 
and treatment at tuberculosis sanatoriums in the United 
States; 
Whereas in 1939, the name of the American Sanatorium As-
sociation was changed to the American Trudeau Society, 
honoring Edward Livingston Trudeau and recognizing
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the growing scientific interest and the study of lung dis-
eases beyond tuberculosis, and in 1960 the American 
Trudeau Society became the American Thoracic Society 
in keeping with the evolution of the medical specialty 
area from phthisiology to pulmonology; that is, from tu-
berculosis to the whole range of respiratory disorders; 
Whereas in 1917, to fulfill its mission as a scientific society, 
the American Sanatorium Association began the publica-
tion of an academic journal, the American Review of Tu-
berculosis, a text that carried articles on the classification 
of the tuberculosis, diagnostic standards, and related top-
ics on the diagnosis, treatment, cure and prevention of 
tuberculosis, and in the following years, the journal was 
renamed the American Review of Respiratory Disease, 
and finally, the American Journal of Respiratory and 
Critical Care Medicine; 
Whereas in 1989, the American Thoracic Society began the 
American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Bi-
ology to recognize the contribution of basic research to 
the field of respiratory medicine; 
Whereas the American Thoracic Society hosts the largest 
global scientific meeting dedicated to highlighting and 
disseminating research findings and clinical advances in 
the prevention, detection, treatment, and the cure of res-
piratory diseases; 
Whereas the American Thoracic Society continues to meet its 
clinical and scientific mission through its publication of 
academic journals and clinical statements on the preven-
tion, diagnosis, treatment, and the cure of respiratory-re-
lated disorders, and through providing continuing medical 
education in respiratory medicine; and
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Whereas the American Thoracic Society has a long tradition 
of working in collaboration with the Federal Government 
to improve the respiratory health of all Americans: Now, 
therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) recognizes the scientific, clinical, and public 
health achievements of the American Thoracic Soci-
ety as its members and staff commemorate and cele-
brate the milestone of its 100th anniversary; 
(2) recognizes the great impact that the Amer-
ican Thoracic Society has had on improving the 
lung-related health problems of people in the United 
States and around the world; and 
(3) congratulates the American Thoracic Soci-
ety for its achievements and trusts that the organi-
zation will continue to offer scientific guidance on 
lung-related health issues to improve the public 
health of future generations. 
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