IV 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 588 
Condemning and censuring President Barack Obama. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 13, 2016 
Mr. YOHO (for himself, Mr. WEBER of Texas, and Mr. RIGELL) submitted the 
following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
RESOLUTION 
Condemning and censuring President Barack Obama. 
Whereas upon entering the execution of the Office of Presi-
dent of the United States, President Barack Obama af-
firmed his constitutional oath as follows: ‘‘I do solemnly 
swear that I will faithfully execute the Office of President 
of the United States, and will to the best of my Ability, 
preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the 
United States’’; 
Whereas President Barack Obama has failed to faithfully 
execute the Office of the President of the United States 
and has failed to preserve, protect, and defend the Con-
stitution of the United States; 
Whereas President Barack Obama has failed to fulfill his 
duty in article II, section 2 of the Constitution of the 
United States that he ‘‘shall be Commander in Chief of 
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the Army and Navy of the United States, and of the Mili-
tia of the several States, when called into the actual Serv-
ice of the United States’’; 
Whereas President Obama has willfully failed to follow the 
counsel and expert advice provided by United States mili-
tary and intelligence advisors by prematurely with-
drawing troops from Iraq, thus leading to further desta-
bilization of the Middle East and increased threats to na-
tional and global security; 
Whereas President Barack Obama has failed to fulfill his 
duty in article II, section 3 of the Constitution of the 
United States that he ‘‘shall take Care that the Laws be 
faithfully executed’’; 
Whereas President Barack Obama has failed to ensure a 
strong national defense beginning on January 20, 2009, 
through the present, thus endangering the national secu-
rity of the United States and its citizens both home and 
abroad; 
Whereas the foreign policy of President Barack Obama has 
led to increased global instability, jeopardizing national 
securities; 
Whereas the dereliction of duty and miscalculations of Presi-
dent Barack Obama have allowed the combined terrorist 
organizations of the world to control more land, and in-
crease membership, armament, and resources more than 
during any other time in history; 
Whereas President Barack Obama has failed to instruct the 
Department of Justice to take action to end the practices 
of certain State and local governments that refuse to 
abide by standing immigration laws; 
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Whereas President Barack Obama has failed to reinforce 
sanctions on Iran following Iran’s ballistic missile tests 
on November 21, 2015, and October 10, 2015; 
Whereas Iran’s launching of the missiles is in direct violation 
of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1929 
(2010) and United Nations Security Council Resolution 
2231 (2015), thus violating the Joint Comprehensive 
Plan of Action (JCPOA), and President Barack Obama 
failed to take action against Iran to address these viola-
tions; 
Whereas President Barack Obama released high-ranking de-
tainees from the detention facility at United States Naval 
Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, without providing ad-
vanced notice to Congress, which is required by law; 
Whereas not only was such release in defiance of standing 
law, there is a high rate of recidivism amongst released 
detainees who have actively engaged in conflict against 
members of the Armed Forces of the United States and 
which continues to threaten national security; 
Whereas President Barack Obama led the push within the 
United Nations for the establishment of a no-fly zone 
within Libya, while lacking a complete strategy, estab-
lished a hostile environment for United States diplomatic 
and military personnel; and 
Whereas President Barack Obama has failed to eliminate de-
ficiencies within the Department of Homeland Security’s 
vetting process of Syrian refugees, which threatens na-
tional security: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) does hereby censure and condemn President 
Barack Obama for having willfully disregarded the 
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President’s constitutional responsibilities as Com-
mander in Chief of the United States through his 
continued failed lack of foreign affairs strategy, fail-
ure to follow the advice of military and intelligence 
advisors, and failed national security policy; and 
(2) does hereby put President Barack Obama 
on notice and strongly urges the President to reverse 
course and begin fulfilling his constitutional respon-
sibilities. 
Æ 
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