[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 247 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 247

Recognizing the contributions of all United States Attorneys, past and 
                                present.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 15, 2007

 Mr. Johnson of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Cohen, and Ms. 
  Linda T. Sanchez of California) submitted the following resolution; 
          which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Recognizing the contributions of all United States Attorneys, past and 
                                present.

Whereas United States Attorneys around the country are the chief Federal law 
        enforcement officers in their districts;
Whereas there are 93 United States Attorneys stationed throughout the United 
        States and its territories;
Whereas the statutory responsibilities of United States Attorneys include the 
        prosecution of criminal cases brought by the Federal government, and the 
        prosecution and defense of civil cases to which the United States is a 
        party;
Whereas United States Attorneys are the face of Federal law enforcement, and 
        have enormous responsibility for implementing anti-terrorism efforts, 
        bringing important and often difficult cases, and taking the lead in 
        fighting public corruption;
Whereas United States Attorneys serve as the Nation's principal litigators under 
        the direction of the Attorney General of the United States;
Whereas the office of the United States Attorney traditionally has operated with 
        a great degree of independence from the Department of Justice in a broad 
        range of daily activities;
Whereas United States Attorneys are appointed by the President of the United 
        States, by and with the advice and consent of the United States Senate, 
        and serve at the pleasure of the President;
Whereas United States Attorneys have maintained a strong tradition of ensuring 
        that the laws of the United States are faithfully executed, without 
        favor to anyone and without regard to political considerations;
Whereas United States Attorneys are tasked with maintaining strict 
        nonpartisanship as they perform their vital duties;
Whereas 8 United States Attorneys--David Iglesias, Daniel Bogden, Paul Charlton, 
        Harry E. Cummins, III, Carol Lam, John McKay, Margaret Chiara, Kevin 
        Ryan--were recently dismissed for unclear and suspect reasons;
Whereas many of these United States Attorneys were overseeing significant public 
        corruption investigations at the time they were asked to leave;
Whereas at least 6 of the 8 dismissed United States Attorneys received internal 
        Department of Justice performance reports, known as ``Evaluations and 
        Review Staff Reports'', that rated them ``well regarded'', ``capable'', 
        or ``very competent''; and
Whereas it is integral to our legal system that United States Attorneys not be 
        removed from office for political reasons: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved,  That the House of Representatives honors the vital work 
of United States Attorneys, and thanks David Iglesias, Daniel Bogden, 
Paul Charlton, Harry E. Cummins, III, Carol Lam, John McKay, Margaret 
Chiara, and Kevin Ryan for their service and contributions to the 
United States legal system.
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