Impeaching Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors.

Summary

Impeaches Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors. Sets forth articles of impeachment stating that Holder: (1) engaged in a pattern of conduct incompatible with the trust and confidence placed in him in that position by refusing to comply with a subpoena issued by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on October 12, 2011, in connection with a congressional investigation into Operation Fast and Furious by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF); (2) failed to enforce multiple laws, including the Defense of Marriage Act, the Controlled Substances Act, and the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986; (3) failed his oath of office by refusing to prosecute individuals involved in the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) scandal of unauthorized disclosure of tax records belonging to political donors; and (4) testified under oath before Congress on May 15, 2013, that he was neither involved in nor had heard of a potential prosecution of the press but later confirmed to the House Judiciary Committee in a letter dated June 19, 2013, that he approved of a search warrant on journalist James Rosen.

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1. 14 November 2013

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2. 14 November 2013

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3. 14 November 2013

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   Introduced in House

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Sponsors

• Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Westmoreland, Lynn A. [R-GA-3] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Bucshon, Larry [R-IN-8] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Farenthold, Blake [R-TX-27] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Flores, Bill [R-TX-17] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Bachmann, Michele [R-MN-6] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Hunter, Duncan D. [R-CA-50] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Bridenstine, Jim [R-OK-1] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. DesJarlais, Scott [R-TN-4] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Stockman, Steve [R-TX-36] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Conaway, K. Michael [R-TX-11] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Massie, Thomas [R-KY-4] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Palazzo, Steven M. [R-MS-4] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Southerland, Steve II [R-FL-2] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Nugent, Richard B. [R-FL-11] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Huelskamp, Tim [R-KS-1] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Gibbs, Bob [R-OH-7] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Broun, Paul C. [R-GA-10] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] · R · Cosponsor
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