IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 396 
Recognizing the FBI on their 100th anniversary. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 24, 2008 
Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, and 
Mr. GOHMERT) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was 
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Recognizing the FBI on their 100th anniversary. 
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 initial days, 
and later expanded to the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
tion 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 ex-
panded to investigate espionage and sabotage against the 
United States of America; 
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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 threat-
ened by white collar criminals, organized criminal enter-
prises, and international fraud schemes, the FBI’s efforts 
to protect our economy were reflected in major investiga-
tive 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 exploi-
tation, theft of intellectual property, and worldwide com-
puter intrusions; 
Whereas the threat to public safety posed by extremists 
groups, both domestic and international has grown, and 
the FBI has tirelessly worked to prevent acts of ter-
rorism 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; 
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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 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That Congress— 
(1) congratulates the men and women of the 
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on the occa-
sion of its 100th Anniversary; 
(2) honors the heroic sacrifice of the Bureau’s 
employees who have given their lives, or have been 
wounded or injured, in the service of our Nation; 
and 
(3) gives heartfelt thanks to all the men and 
women of the FBI for their past and continued ef-
forts to protect and defend the American people 
from threats both domestic and foreign, and their 
dedication to the pursuit of justice through the rule 
of law. 
Æ 
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