IV 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 652 
Condemning the President of the United States and the executive branch 
of Government for continuous actions that violate the laws and Constitu-
tion of the United States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 26, 2014 
Mr. WEBER of Texas (for himself, Mr. CULBERSON, Mr. OLSON, Mr. HALL, 
Mr. BURGESS, Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, Mr. SCHWEIKERT, Mr. SESSIONS, 
and Mr. NEUGEBAUER) submitted the following resolution; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
RESOLUTION 
Condemning the President of the United States and the 
executive branch of Government for continuous actions 
that violate the laws and Constitution of the United 
States. 
Whereas the President violated the Constitution by unilater-
ally changing sections of the Affordable Care Act (Public 
Law 111–148) 23 times without congressional approval; 
Whereas the President and the Department of Justice, in di-
rect violation of their constitutional responsibility, de-
cided to not enforce Federal law with regards to the De-
fense of Marriage Act (Public Law 104–199); 
Whereas the President and the Department of Justice con-
tinues to choose not to enforce Federal drug laws (Public 
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Law 91–513, the Controlled Substances Act, and Public 
Law 100–690, the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986); 
Whereas the President violated the Constitution by making 
presidential appointments to the National Labor Rela-
tions Board and the Consumer Financial Protection Bu-
reau while Congress was not in session; 
Whereas the President and the Department of Justice abused 
executive privilege with regards to the Operation Fast 
and Furious scandal, by refusing to comply with a sub-
poena issued by the Committee on Oversight and Govern-
ment Reform of the House of Representatives in violation 
of section 192 of title 2, United States Code; 
Whereas the President violated the law (Public Law 89–236) 
when he unilaterally changed our Nation’s immigration 
laws with regards to Deferred Action; 
Whereas the President and the Department of Health and 
Human Services failed to enforce Federal law (Public 
Law 111–5) by illegally waiving the work requirement for 
welfare recipients; 
Whereas the Internal Revenue Service violated the First 
Amendment to the United States Constitution by tar-
geting non-profit organizations because of their religious 
or political beliefs; 
Whereas the President and the Department of Defense know-
ingly violated the National Defense Authorization Act of 
2014 (Public Law 113–66) by not providing a 30-day no-
tice to Congress prior to transporting five Guantanamo 
detainees to Qatar in a prisoner swap; 
Whereas article II, section 3 of the United States Constitu-
tion states in pertinent part that the President ‘‘shall 
take care that the Laws be faithfully executed.’’; and 
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Whereas the House of Representatives reiterates its authority 
to impeach any president for failing to faithfully enforce 
the laws of the land or for violating the law: Now, there-
fore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) condemns the President and the executive 
branch of Government for actions and acts that are 
beyond the clearly defined laws of the United States; 
(2) calls on the President and the executive 
branch of Government to adhere to the Constitution 
and halt all unlawful and illegal actions which cir-
cumvent Congress and violate the Constitution; and 
(3) calls on the President and the executive 
branch of Government to respect the constitutionally 
defined separation of powers. 
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