H. Res. 1422 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
June 16, 2010. 
Whereas the Department of Justice officially came into exist-
ence on July 1, 1870, through an Act of Congress estab-
lishing 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, fur-
nishing legal counsel in Federal cases, and construing the 
laws under which other Federal executive departments 
act; 
Whereas there are currently 93 United States attorneys sta-
tioned throughout the United States, Puerto Rico, the 
Virgin Islands, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Is-
lands, 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 Divi-
sion and the Tax Division, also including the Federal Bu-
reau of Investigation, the Bureau of Prisons, the United 
States Marshals Service, the U.S. Central Bureau-Inter-
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national Criminal Police Organization, the Drug Enforce-
ment Administration, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, 
Firearms, and Explosives, and the Office of Justice Pro-
grams; 
Whereas in 2006, the Department of Justice recognized the 
danger threatening the United States due to technology- 
assisted exploitation crimes targeting children, and re-
sponded 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 signifi-
cant 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 crimi-
nals, 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 Organiza-
tions (PTOs); 
Whereas Operation FALCON (Federal and Local Cops Orga-
nized Nationally) is a series of nationwide fugitive appre-
hension operations coordinated by the Department of 
Justice, and has resulted in the collective capture of more
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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 di-
rected 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 occa-
sion of its 140th anniversary; 
(2) commends the men and women of the Depart-
ment of Justice for their tireless commitment to pur-
suing justice, combating major domestic and inter-
national crimes, ensuring civil liberties, and protecting 
the people of the United States; and 
(3) encourages the Department of Justice to con-
tinue its mission of pursuing the administration of jus-
tice for all people in the United States. 
Attest: 
Clerk.