To revise and amend the Food and Drugs Act Referred to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce and ordered to be printed 532 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE cannot be paid unless I get unanimous consent to use a part Mr. MARTIN of Massachusetts. Mr. Speaker, reserving the right to object, has the gentleman taken this matter up with the ranking Republican member of the committee, the gentleman from Ohio [Mr. COOPER)? JANUARY 16 REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS Under clause 2 of rule XIII, Mr. BUCHANAN: Committee on Appropriations. House Joint Resolution 88. Joint resolution making additional appropriations for the Federal Communications Commission, the National Mediation Board, and the Securities and Exchange Commission for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935; without amendment (Rept. No. 6). Referred to the Com Mr. RAYBURN. No; I did not think to do that. I am Mr. MARTIN of Massachusetts. I do not want to object to the gentlernan's request, but, of course, it is customary to confer with the ranking minority Member. Mr. RAYBURN. If the gentleman has any objection at all, I shall withdraw the request until a later date; but I think I may say that the gentleman from Ohio would not object. Mr. CANNON of Missouri: Committee on Appropriations. H. R. 3973. A bill making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against the revenues of such District for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1936, and for other purposes; without amendment (Rept. No. 7). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. MARTIN of Massachusetts. With that assurance, I bill to meet the conditions created by the 1934 drought, and to shall not object. Mr. RAYBURN. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that $500 of this amount may be made available until the 1st of March to pay these two employees who cannot be paid until this is done. The SPEAKER. The gentleman from Texas asks unanimous consent that $500 of the amount unexpended in the utilities-investigation fund be made available for the payment of the salary of two employees until March 1 next. Is there objection? There was no objection. ADJOURNMENT Mr. JONES: Committee on Agriculture. H. R. 3247. A provide for loans to farmers in drought- and storm-stricken areas, and for other purposes; with amendment (Rept. No. 8). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. CHANGE OF REFERENCE Under clause 2 of rule XXII, committees were discharged from the consideration of the following bills, which were referred as follows: The bill (H. R. 1220) granting a pension to Venia Moody; Committee on Pensions discharged, and referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. The bill (H. R. 1685) granting a pension to Mary P. Paul; Committee on Invalid Pensions. Mr. TAYLOR of Colorado. Mr. Speaker, I move that the Committee on Pensions discharged, and referred to the House do now adjourn. The motion was agreed to; accordingly (at 4 o'clock and 43 minutes p. m.) the House adjourned until tomorrow, Thursday, January 17, 1935, at 12 o'clock noon. COMMITTEE HEARING The House Committee on Immigration and Naturalization will meet at 10 a. m. Thursday, January 17, room 445. House Office Building, to hold public hearings on bill H. R. 2753, regarding cancelation of citizenship of naturalized Americans who voted in the plebiscite in the Saar region, Germany. EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC. Under clause 2 of rule XXIV, executive communications were taken from the Speaker's table and referred as follows: 123. A letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a report of designs, aircraft parts, and aeronautical accessories purchased by the War Department, the prices therefor and the reason for the award in each case; to the Committee on Expenditures in the Executive Departments. 124. A letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting copy of a letter from the Commissioner of the General Land Office, dated January 9, 1935, transmitting report of the withdrawals and restorations of public lands in certain cases; to the Committee on Expenditures in the Executive Departments. 125. A letter from the Secretary of Commerce, transmitting 2 sets of the 4 classes of the general rules and regulations, as required by section 14 of the Seamen's Act, approved March 4, 1915, and as prescribed by the Board of Supervising Inspectors, with 3 supplements thereto; to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. 126. A letter from the vice president of the Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co., transmitting a report for the year 1934; to the Committee on the District of Columbia. 127. A letter from the Secretary of Labor, transmitting report of statistical studies performed by the Department of Labor for other than Government activities, to the Committee on Labor. The bill (H. R. 1900) granting a pension to Ida Miller: Committee on Pensions discharged, and referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS Under clause 3 of rule XXII, public bills and resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows: By Mr. MEAD: A bill (H. R. 3972) to revise and amend the Food and Drugs Act of June 30, 1906, as amended August 23, 1912, March 3, 1913, March 4, 1913. July 24, 1919, January 18, 1927, July 8 1930, and June 22, 1934, to prevent the manufacture, shipment, and sale of adulterated or misbranded food, drugs, and cosmetics; to prevent the false advertising of food, drugs, and cosmetics; and to regulate traffic therein; to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. By Mr. CANNON of Missouri: A bill (H. R. 3973) making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against the revenues of such District for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1936, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations. By Mr. ELLENBOGEN: A bill (H. R. 3974) to amend the Home Owners' Loan Act of 1933, to reduce the rate of interest to 32 percent, to extend the time of maturity to 25 years, to provide for authority to issue an additional two and one-half billion dollars of bonds, and for other purposes; to the Committce on Banking and Currency. By Mr. DEEN: A bill (H. R. 3975) to provide for the establishment of a Coast Guard station on the coast of Georgia, at or near Sea Island Beach; to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. By Mr. LORD: A bill (H. R. 3976) to provide for unemployment insurance; to the Committee on Ways and Means. By Mr. McGROARTY: A bill (H. R. 3977) to promote the general welfare, to assure permanent employment and social security for all, and to stabilize business conditions through an assured definite and constant circulation of money and credit by the National Government, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means. [COMMITTEE PRINT NO. 31 74TH CONGRESS 18T SESSION FEBRUARY 14, 1935 S. 5 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES JANUARY 3 (calendar day, JANUARY 4), 1935 Mr. COPELAND introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce [Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic] A BILL To prevent the manufacture, shipment, and sale of adulterated or misbranded food, drink, drugs, and cosmetics, and to regulate traffic therein; to prevent the false advertisement of food, drink, drugs, and cosmetics; and for other purposes. 1 2 3 4 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, CHAPTER I SECTION 1. That this Act may be cited as the "Federal 5 Food, Drugs, and Cosmetic Act.' 6 7 8 9 CHAPTER II DEFINITION OF TERMS SEO. SECTION 201. As used in this Act, unless the context otherwise indicates 1148751 2 2 (a) The term "food" includes all substances and prep arations used for, or entering into the composition of, food, 3 drink, confectionery, chewing gum, or condiment for man 4 5 6 or other animals. (b) The term "drug", for the purposes of this Act and not for the regulation of the legalized practice of the 7 healing art, includes (1) all substances and preparations rec8 ognized in the United States Pharmacopoeia, Homœopathic 9 Pharmacopoeia of the United States, or National Formulary, or supplements thereto; and (2) all substances, preparations, and devices intended for use in the cure, mitigation, treat 10 11 12 13 ment, or prevention of disease in man or other animals; and (3) all substances, preparations, and devices, other than 14 food, intended to affect the structure or any function of 15 the body. 16 (c) The term "cosmetic" includes all substances and 17 preparations intended for cleansing, or altering the appear18 ance of, or promoting the attractiveness of, the person. 19 (d) The term "Territory" means any Territory or 20 possession of the United States, including the District of 22 (e) The term "interstate commerce means (1) 23 commerce between any State or Territory and any place outside thereof, and (2) commerce or manufacture within the District of Columbia or within any other territory not 26 organized with a legislative body. 24 25 3 (g) The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of 4 Agriculture. 5 6 7 (h) The term "label" means the principal display or displays of written, printed, or graphic matter (1) upon any food, drug, or cosmetic, or the immediate container 8 thereof, and (2) upon the outside container or wrapper, if any there be, of the retail package of any food, drug, or cosmetic. 9 10 11 (i) The term "labeling" includes all labels and other 12 written, printed, and graphic matter, in any form whatsoever, accompanying any food, drug, or cosmetic. 13 14 15 16 17 (j) The term "advertisement" includes all representations of fact or opinion disseminated to the public in any manner or by any means other than by the labeling. (k) The term medical profession " means the 18 legalized professions of the healing art; and the term 19 "medical opinion" means the opinion, within their respec20 tive fields, of the practitioners of any branch of the healing art medical profession, the practice of which is licensed by 22 law in the jurisdiction where such opinion is placed in issue in any proceeding under this Act. 21 23 24 66 (1) The term official compendium means the 25 United States Pharmacopoeia, Homœopathic Pharmacopoeia |