[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
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[H. Con. Res. 426 Referred in Senate (RFS)]


109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. CON. RES. 426


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 22, 2006

Received and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
                                Pensions

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                         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 important service it 
                          provides the Nation.

Whereas the Food and Drugs Act of June 30, 1906 (34 Stat. 768; chapter 3915), 
        transformed the Food and Drug Administration (``FDA'') into a scientific 
        regulatory agency;
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 public health by ensuring 
        that--

    (1) foods are safe, wholesome, sanitary, and properly labeled;

    (2) human and veterinary drugs are safe and effective;

    (3) devices intended for human use are safe and effective;

    (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
    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 working to ensure the safety of 
        our food and the safety and efficacy of our medical products;
            (2) providing leadership to the world in the regulatory 
        sciences; and
            (3) their hard work and extraordinary dedication to the 
        protection and promotion of our Nation's public health.

            Passed the House of Representatives June 21, 2006.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.