117th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. J. RES. 50

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

June 8, 2021

Mr. Arrington (for himself, Mr. Babin, Mr. Banks, Mr. Gooden of Texas, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Duncan, Mrs. Cammack, Mr. Murphy of North Carolina, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Roy, and Ms. Herrell) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

JOINT RESOLUTION

Recognizing that Article I, Section 10 of the United States Constitution explicitly reserves to the States the sovereign power to repel an invasion and defend their citizenry from the overwhelming and imminent danger posed by paramilitary, narco-terrorist cartels who have seized control of our southern border.

Whereas the Preamble to the United States Constitution outlines the chief responsibility of the Federal Government is to insure domestic tranquility and provide for the common defense;

Whereas Article IV, Section 4 of the United States Constitution clearly states The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government, and shall protect each of them against Invasion;

Whereas President Biden has continuously failed to uphold his oath and fulfil his Constitutional duty to faithfully execute the laws of the land;

Whereas in the five months since President Biden took office, we have seen more apprehensions at the southern border than the entirety of the previous year;

Whereas the 178,622 apprehensions in April marked a 20-year high and represented a 944-percent increase compared to April 2020;

Whereas those being apprehended have come from over 160 nations, including individuals on the terrorist watch list;

Whereas nearly 6,000 criminal offenses have already been committed by illegal immigrants in 2021, including assault, homicide, illegal drug and contraband possession, trafficking, and sexual offenses;

Whereas this represents a 140-percent increase in criminal offenses, with approximately 2,400 crimes committed by illegal immigrants in the entirety of 2020;

Whereas Customs and Border Protection agents in the Del Rio sector have seen a more than 3,000-percent increase in arrests of convicted sex offenders compared to the previous year;

Whereas authorities have already seized over 6,000 pounds of fentanyl—enough to kill every American four times over—in 2021, surpassing the 4,700 pounds seized in the entirety of 2020;

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Whereas the United States has a drug epidemic whereby tens of thousands of Americans die every year and over 90 percent of drugs, including heroin, methamphetamine, fentanyl, and cocaine, are smuggled across the southern border;

Whereas cartels act as paramilitary, narco-terrorist organizations that profit from trafficking people and drugs into the United States;

Whereas Customs and Border Protection agents have confirmed that cartels facilitate and profit from virtually every illegal border crossing;

Whereas the Biden Administration has repeatedly removed effective measures that have reduced illegal immigration and secured the border, including Migrant Protection Protocols policy, a halt on border wall construction, a reinstatement of catch and release, a weakening of asylum requirements, and countless other policy decisions that encourage a disregard for our laws and sovereignty and embolden cartels;

Whereas the Federal Government has recognized since 1944 the authority of the President to prohibit, in whole or in part, the introduction of persons or property from such countries or places as he shall designate as potentially introducing or spreading a communicable disease, recently known as Title 42;

Whereas the Biden Administration has continuously acknowledged the public health threat of COVID–19 but failed to fully enforce Title 42 to protect border communities and the entire nation against COVID–19 and its dangerous new variants;

Whereas States along our southern border—Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California—are forced to spend billions in their States’ taxpayer dollars to address and combat an unsecured border, as well as illegal border crossings and their associated adverse effects;

Whereas State and local law enforcement entities are overwhelmed by dangerous criminal activities associated with illegal border crossings, putting officers and their communities in danger while draining local resources; and

Whereas the quality of life and security of communities in border States are being threatened, including ranchers suffering from stolen and damaged property, healthcare providers with strained capacity, and educators struggling to absorb the high volume of migrant children in classrooms: Now, therefore, be it

That Congress—

(1)recognizes that the States at our southern border, including Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California are suffering an invasion by paramilitary, narco-terrorist cartels; and

(2)recognizes and affirms the sovereign and unilateral authority explicitly reserved to the States, respectively, under Article I, Section 10 of the United States Constitution to defend themselves against the invasion by cartels, which has been exacerbated by the Federal Government’s failure in meeting its constitutional obligation to insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, execute the laws, and protect each [State] against invasion.

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https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/117/hjres50/text

https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-joint-resolution/50?s=2&r=2

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>(1)recognizes that the States at our southern border, including Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California are suffering an invasion by paramilitary, narco-terrorist cartels; and

>(2)recognizes and affirms the sovereign and unilateral authority explicitly reserved to the States, respectively, under Article I, Section 10 of the United States Constitution to defend themselves against the invasion by cartels, which has been exacerbated by the Federal Government’s failure in meeting its constitutional obligation to insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, execute the laws, and protect each [State] against invasion.

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Monday, February 1, 2021

Former Natural Gas Trader Pleads Guilty for Role in Commodities Insider Trading Scheme

A former natural gas trader pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit commodities fraud and wire fraud for his role in an insider trading scheme.

John Ed James, 51, of Katy, Texas, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit commodities fraud and wire fraud before U.S. District Judge Vanessa Gilmore of the Southern District of Texas. Sentencing has been scheduled for April 26, 2021, before Judge Gilmore.

“When individuals engage in deceptive trade practices and manipulate the commodities market for their personal gain, they undermine the public’s confidence in the U.S. markets and stack the deck against other traders and investors,” said Acting Assistant Attorney General Nicholas L. McQuaid of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division. “The department and our law enforcement partners will continue to pursue and prosecute those who engage in such activity.”

“That executives continue to use inside nonpublic information for their own gain illustrates that prosecutors must investigate and pursue these cases,” said U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick of the Southern District of Texas. “These conspirators cooked the books and shared the loot – plain and simple.”

“Commodities fraud and insider trading undermine the integrity of the markets, in this case the energy market which plays a key role in the Houston area economy,” said Special Agent in Charge Perrye K. Turner of the FBI’s Houston Field Office. “The FBI will continue to combat criminal violations of the commodities laws to eliminate unscrupulous activity and protect market participants so that the public will continue to have trust in the system.”

As part of his guilty plea, James admitted that he conspired with others to misappropriate material, nonpublic information and to use that information to engage in fraudulent, pre-arranged trades in natural gas futures contracts. These pre-arranged trades generated approximately $966,403 in illicit proceeds. He further admitted that the net profits from these fraudulent trades were split between himself and others involved in the fraudulent trading scheme. James also admitted that he and others agreed to falsely document certain proceeds as income on IRS forms in part to conceal the true nature of the funds and to make the illicit profits appear to be legitimate income paid.

In a related case, Marcus Schultz, 41, previously pleaded guilty before Judge Gilmore on July 20, 2020, to a one-count information charging him with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and to violate various provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act, including 17 C.F.R. § 180.1. Sentencing is scheduled for June 14, 2021. This matter marks the Department of Justice’s first effort to prosecute insider trading in the commodity markets under Section 180.1.

This case is the result of an ongoing investigation by the FBI’s Houston Field Office and the IRS-CI’s Houston Field Office. Trial Attorneys Jennifer Farer, Drew Bradylyons, and Della Sentilles of the Criminal Division’s Fraud Section and Assistant U.S. Attorney Suzanne Elmilady of the Southern District of Houston are prosecuting the case.

The Criminal Division’s Fraud Section plays a pivotal role in the Department of Justice’s fight against white collar crime around the country and is the national leader in prosecuting fraud and manipulation in the U.S. commodity markets.

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/former-natural-gas-trader-pleads-guilty-role-commodities-insider-trading-scheme

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