A joint resolution to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the passage of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
Public Law 100-452 · H.J.Res. 600 · 100th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Sep 29, 1988 · Commemorations
Sponsor: Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA-24)
Cosponsors (1): Rep. Edward Madigan
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateVoice vote
Data notes
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Recognizes the 50th anniversary of the passage of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Data notes
A committee links to its page only where it exists in the current Congress; older and renamed committees are named without a link.
Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 9 actions.
- Sep 29, 1988Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 100-452.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Sep 21, 1988PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Sep 14, 1988FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
- Jul 12, 1988CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
- Jul 11, 1988FloorFloor · Passed House by Voice Vote.
- Jun 27, 1988CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Energy and Commerce Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
Data notes
Shows the introduction, each committee and subcommittee step the source dates (referral, hearings, markup, report, discharge), and the floor, conference, presidential and became-law steps. Calendar placements, messages between the chambers, amendments and committee report numbers are not shown for laws before the 108th Congress. Two entries the source lists twice are shown once.
Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.