[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1422 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1422

    Honoring the Department of Justice on the occasion of its 140th 
                              anniversary.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 28, 2010

    Mr. Sensenbrenner submitted the following resolution; which was 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                               RESOLUTION


 
    Honoring the Department of Justice on the occasion of its 140th 
                              anniversary.

Whereas the Department of Justice officially came into existence on July 1, 
        1870, through an Act of Congress establishing it as ``an executive 
        department of the government of the United States'' with the Attorney 
        General as its head;
Whereas pursuant to the Act, the Department was charged with providing the means 
        for enforcing Federal laws, furnishing legal counsel in Federal cases, 
        and construing the laws under which other Federal executive departments 
        act;
Whereas there are currently 93 United States attorneys stationed throughout the 
        United States, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and the Northern 
        Mariana Islands, serving as the Nation's principal litigators and chief 
        Federal law enforcement officials for their specific region, under the 
        direction of the Attorney General;
Whereas the Department of Justice comprises 7 specialized divisions, including 
        the Antitrust Division, Civil Division, Civil Rights Division, Criminal 
        Division, Environment and Natural Resources Division, National Security 
        Division and the Tax Division, also including the Federal Bureau of 
        Investigation, the Bureau of Prisons, the United States Marshals 
        Service, the U.S. Central Bureau-International Criminal Police 
        Organization, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Bureau of 
        Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, and the Office of Justice 
        Programs;
Whereas in 2006, the Department of Justice recognized the danger threatening the 
        United States due to technology-assisted exploitation crimes targeting 
        children, and responded by launching Project Safe Childhood, an effort 
        which has resulted in record numbers of arrests and prosecutions of 
        individuals who seek to commit sexual crimes against children;
Whereas in the past decade the Department of Justice has obtained approximately 
        1,300 convictions for financial crimes;
Whereas the Department of Justice responded to the significant increase in the 
        number of firearms-related violent crimes in small geographic areas by 
        creating the Violent Crime Impact Team (VCIT) initiative and since 2004 
        has arrested more than 14,100 gang members, drug dealers, felons in 
        possession of firearms, and other violent criminals, including more than 
        2,800 identified as ``worst of the worst'' criminals;
Whereas the Department of Justice plays a key role in the fight against 
        international drug trafficking;
Whereas in the past 8 years, the Department of Justice has disrupted 8, and 
        dismantled 2, Priority Target Organizations (PTOs);
Whereas Operation FALCON (Federal and Local Cops Organized Nationally) is a 
        series of nationwide fugitive apprehension operations coordinated by the 
        Department of Justice, and has resulted in the collective capture of 
        more than 55,896 dangerous fugitive felons since its inception in 2005;
Whereas since 2004, the Department of Justice has led the 2 largest 
        multinational law enforcement efforts ever directed at online piracy, 
        involving simultaneous efforts in 12 countries, more than 200 searches 
        and arrests in more than 30 States, more than $100,000,000 in seized 
        pirated works, and a total of 112 felony convictions to date; and
Whereas the Department of Justice's accomplishments are numerous and have played 
        a significant part in securing the safety and security of the families 
        and communities of the United States: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) honors the Department of Justice on the occasion of its 
        140th anniversary;
            (2) commends the men and women of the Department of Justice 
        for their tireless commitment to pursuing justice, combating 
        major domestic and international crimes, ensuring civil 
        liberties, and protecting the people of the United States; and
            (3) encourages the Department of Justice to continue its 
        mission of pursuing the administration of justice for all 
        people in the United States.
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