Calling for the resignation and disbarment of United States Attorney General William P. Barr, and for other purposes.

IV 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. RES. 757 Calling for the resignation and disbarment of United States Attorney General William P. Barr, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DECEMBER 10, 2019 Mr. RUSH submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary RESOLUTION Calling for the resignation and disbarment of United States Attorney General William P. Barr, and for other purposes. Whereas, on March 24, 2019, United States Attorney Gen- eral William P. Barr deliberately mischaracterized the ‘‘Report On The Investigation Into Russian Interference In The 2016 Presidential Election’’ issued by Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller, III; Whereas, on March 25, 2019, at Attorney General Barr’s di- rection, the Department of Justice ceased defending the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111–148), a duly enacted law under the United States Constitution; Whereas, on April 24, 2019, Attorney General Barr directed then-Acting Assistant Attorney General John Gore of the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division to defy a VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:58 Dec 11, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HR757.IH HR757 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 2 •HRES 757 IH subpoena from the House Oversight and Reform Com- mittee pertaining to its investigation of the 2020 census; Whereas, on July 8, 2019, Attorney General Barr delib- erately mischaracterized the legal reasoning behind the Trump administration’s desire to add a citizenship ques- tion to the 2020 census and abruptly removed career De- partment of Justice attorneys in an unprecedented at- tempt to undermine a ruling by the Supreme Court of the United States; Whereas, on July 16, 2019, Attorney General Barr ignored the recommendation of the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division by declining to bring charges against the New York Police Department officer in the death of Eric Garner; Whereas, on July 17, 2019, the United States House of Rep- resentatives voted to hold Attorney General Barr in criminal contempt of Congress for his refusal to comply with a duly-issued subpoena and deliberate obstruction of congressional oversight authority; Whereas, on December 4, 2019, Attorney General Barr threatened the withholding of police protection from com- munities that do not show ‘‘support and respect’’ to law enforcement, a statement that has been interpreted as being directed at communities of color that protest police violence; Whereas Attorney General Barr has perpetuated and promul- gated conspiracy theories that have been repeatedly de- bunked by United States law enforcement and intel- ligence agencies, including before a Senate Appropria- tions Committee hearing, where he referred to legitimate and legal law enforcement surveillance as ‘‘spying’’, and VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:58 Dec 11, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HR757.IH HR757 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 3 •HRES 757 IH while traveling abroad to meet with foreign intelligence officials where he has continued to spread this disinfor- mation; Whereas Attorney General Barr has used taxpayer funds for international travel to seek foreign assistance in inves- tigating a domestic political rival of the President of the United States; Whereas Attorney General Barr has sought to undermine the Department of Justice inspector general’s report ‘‘Review of Four FISA Applications and Other Aspects of the FBI’s Crossfire Hurricane Investigation’’, regarding the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s investigation of the Trump campaign; and Whereas Attorney General Barr has refused to recuse himself from any Ukraine-related matters in which he is allegedly involved: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 1 (1) condemns United States Attorney General 2 William P. Barr for his despicable comments and ac- 3 tions; 4 (2) calls on United States Attorney General 5 William P. Barr to resign; 6 (3) calls on the Virginia State Bar to remove 7 United States Attorney General William P. Barr 8 from its rolls; 9 (4) calls on the New York State Bar Associa- 10 tion to remove United States Attorney General Wil- 11 liam P. Barr from its rolls; 12 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:58 Dec 11, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HR757.IH HR757 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 4 •HRES 757 IH (5) calls on the District of Columbia Bar to re- 1 move United States Attorney General William P. 2 Barr from its rolls; 3 (6) reaffirms support for the diversity of the 4 United States; and 5 (7) reaffirms, in the strongest terms, its sup- 6 port for and commitment to the 14th Amendment to 7 the United States Constitution. 8 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:58 Dec 11, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\HR757.IH HR757 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS