H.Con.Res. 426: 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 to the Nation.
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H.Con.Res. 426: 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 to the Nation.
109th Congress · introduced 2006-06-12 · Commemorations · Latest: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
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Official title
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 to the Nation.
Plain summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on June 21, 2006. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Recognizes the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for: (1) 100 years of service in working to ensure the safety of food and medical products; (2) providing leadership to the world in the regulatory sciences; and (3) its hard work and extraordinary dedication to the protection and promotion of the nation's public health.
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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 to the Nation.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate without amendment)
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Sponsor: Rep. Barton, Joe [R-TX-6] · 1 cosponsors
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- Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate without amendment)
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- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-109hconres426.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/109/hconres>
Record fed-us-cong109-hconres426 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109