[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 188 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 188

 Recognizing the 75th anniversary of the National Conference of State 
                         Liquor Administrators.


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                    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

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                         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 commerce that has been the 
        subject of two constitutional amendments (the 18th and 21st Amendments);
Whereas the 21st Amendment to the United State Constitution 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 Administrators (NCSLA) was 
        founded on June 19, 1934, in Chicago, Illinois;
Whereas the NCSLA was created to provide a forum between the States as they 
        developed, implemented, and maintained regulatory controls over 
        alcoholic beverages after the passage of the 21st Amendment;
Whereas the NCSLA provided the forum to debate and understand moderation in 
        consumption, moderation in selling, and law making that promoted 
        temperance, orderly markets, and effective tax collection without 
        provoking illicit 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 alcoholic beverages by the States 
        that remains vital today;
Whereas the legislatures and alcoholic beverage control agencies of the 50 
        States have worked to implement the powers granted by the 21st Amendment 
        by ensuring the creation and maintenance of State-based regulatory 
        systems for the transparent, accountable, and stable distribution and 
        sale of alcoholic beverages through a regulated system made up of 
        producers and importers, wholesale distributors, and retailers; and
Whereas the Nation's system of State-based alcoholic beverage regulation has 
        resulted in a marketplace with unprecedented 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 National 
        Conference of State Liquor Administrators;
            (2) commends State alcoholic beverage regulators for their 
        efforts in establishing and working to create a successful 
        system of alcoholic beverage distribution and sale in their 
        respective States; and
            (3) continues to support policies that allow States to 
        effectively regulate alcoholic beverages.
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