[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 490 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 490

 Expressing no confidence in the Attorney General of the United States.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 12, 2011

  Mr. Gosar (for himself, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Duncan of South 
 Carolina, Mr. Mack, Mr. Broun of Georgia, Ms. Jenkins, Mr. Bilirakis, 
Mr. Marchant, Mr. Grimm, Mr. Farenthold, Mrs. Ellmers, Mr. Landry, Mr. 
   Burton of Indiana, Mr. Nunnelee, Mr. Canseco, Mrs. Hartzler, Mr. 
Schilling, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Jones, Mr. Schweikert, 
and Mr. West) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                     the Committee on the Judiciary

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Expressing no confidence in the Attorney General of the United States.

Whereas the United States Attorney General is a key position in the Executive 
        Branch;
Whereas the laws of the United States are enforced and upheld by the United 
        States Attorney General;
Whereas the Judiciary Act of 1789 created the Office of the Attorney General and 
        the Attorney General represents the United States in legal matters and 
        gives advice and opinions to the President and to the heads of the 
        executive departments of the Government;
Whereas the people of the United States need to have full confidence in the 
        Attorney General of the United States;
Whereas the people of the United States need assurance that the top law 
        enforcement official in the United States is competent, trustworthy, and 
        beyond reproach;
Whereas the people of the United States further expect that when mistakes are 
        made, the Nation's top law enforcement office will not seek to cover up 
        such mistakes, but will cooperate with Congress and the American public 
        in disclosing the events and circumstances and transparently addressing 
        the issues;
Whereas the current United States Attorney General, Eric Holder, presided over a 
        law enforcement scheme called ``Operation Fast and Furious'' that was 
        ill conceived at the outset and mismanaged;
Whereas according to information obtained through the House Oversight and 
        Government Reform Committee, Operation Fast and Furious allowed 
        thousands of weapons of various types to be illegally sold and or 
        transferred from the United States to violent drug cartels and known 
        criminals in Mexico and elsewhere;
Whereas under Attorney General Holder's watch, this operation was not set up to 
        catch criminals and no proper monitoring of the guns being sold or 
        transferred was undertaken;
Whereas Attorney General Holder further failed to inform or cooperate with 
        Mexican authorities even though hundreds of weapons were being sent to 
        Mexico;
Whereas currently, Mexico is under severe stress due to drug cartel wars;
Whereas credible sources estimate that over 35,000 Mexicans have been killed 
        since 2007;
Whereas due to Attorney General Holder's failure to properly control, monitor, 
        or establish Operation Fast and Furious, it is likely Mexican nationals 
        were killed or wounded by weapons sold through this scheme;
Whereas the carnage resulting from Operation Fast and Furious is not limited to 
        Mexico;
Whereas the evidence further suggests that such guns have been used in the 
        United States, and may be involved in the death of Border Patrol Agent 
        Brian Terry;
Whereas in response to Congressional inquiries, the Administration, through 
        Attorney General Holder's office, initially provided false information 
        to Congress;
Whereas in response to Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms whistleblowers who came to 
        Congress, the Administration, through Attorney General Holder's office, 
        retaliated against such whistleblowers; and
Whereas in response to Congressional inquiries, the Administration, through 
        Attorney General Holder's office, has redacted key information and has 
        been intransigent, obstructionist, and obdurate: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Representatives that 
Congress has lost confidence in the Attorney General of the United 
States.
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