[United States Statutes at Large, Volume 120, 109th Congress, 2nd Session]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

 
NOTE: June 29, 2006 -  [H.Con.Res.426]  FOOD AND DRUG
ADMINISTRATION--100TH ANNIVERSARY RECOGNITION

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;

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(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.

Agreed to June 29, 2006.