IV 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 490 
Expressing no confidence in the Attorney General of the United States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 12, 2011 
Mr. GOSAR (for himself, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. DUNCAN of South Caro-
lina, 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 reso-
lution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
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 execu-
tive departments of the Government; 
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•HRES 490 IH 
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 enforce-
ment 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 trans-
parently 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 weap-
ons 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 oper-
ation was not set up to catch criminals and no proper 
monitoring of the guns being sold or transferred was un-
dertaken; 
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; 
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•HRES 490 IH 
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 Furi-
ous, it is likely Mexican nationals were killed or wounded 
by weapons sold through this scheme; 
Whereas the carnage resulting from Operation Fast and Fu-
rious 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 Adminis-
tration, through Attorney General Holder’s office, ini-
tially provided false information to Congress; 
Whereas in response to Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms whis-
tleblowers who came to Congress, the Administration, 
through Attorney General Holder’s office, retaliated 
against such whistleblowers; and 
Whereas in response to Congressional inquiries, the Adminis-
tration, through Attorney General Holder’s office, has re-
dacted key information and has been intransigent, ob-
structionist, and obdurate: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Rep-
resentatives that Congress has lost confidence in the At-
torney General of the United States. 
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