[House Report 104-365]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
104th Congress Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1st Session 104-365
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THOMAS D. LAMBROS FEDERAL BUILDING AND UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE
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November 28, 1995.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed
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Mr. Shuster, from the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure,
submitted the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany H.R. 869]
[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]
The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to whom
was referred the bill (H.R. 869) to designate the Federal
building and U.S. Courthouse located at 125 Market Street in
Youngstown, Ohio, as the ``Thomas D. Lambros Federal Building
and United States Courthouse'', having considered the same,
report favorably thereon with amendments and recommend that the
bill as amended do pass.
The amendments are as follows:
Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert in lieu
thereof the following:
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The Federal building and United States courthouse located at 125
Market Street in Youngstown, Ohio, shall be known and designated as the
``Thomas D. Lambros Federal Building and United States Courthouse''.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other
record of the United States to the Federal building and United States
courthouse referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference
to the ``Thomas D. Lambros Federal Building and United States
Courthouse''.
Amend the title so as to read:
A bill to to designate the Federal building and United States
courthouse located at 125 Market Street in Youngstown, Ohio, as the
``Thomas D. Lambros Federal Building and United States Courthouse''.
Thomas D. Lambros was born on February 4, 1930 in
Ashtabula, Ohio. He graduated from Ashtabula High School in
1948. Upon graduation from high school, he attended Fairmont
State College in Fairmont, West Virginia, from 1948 to 1949,
and received his law degree from Cleveland Marshall Law School
in 1952. From 1954 to 1956 he served in the U.S. Army. In 1960,
Mr. Lambros was elected Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in
Ohio's Ashtabula County. In 1966, he was reelected to a second
term without opposition.
In 1967, in light of Judge Lambros' excellent record as a
fair and dedicated jurist, President Lyndon B. Johnson
nominated him to the federal bench in the U.S. District Court
in the Northern District of Ohio. As a District Court Judge,
Judge Lambros was responsible for many important reforms such
as the voluntary public defender program to provide indigent
criminal defendants with free counsel. His ground breaking work
in this area preceded the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision,
Gideon v. Wainwright, which guaranteed free counsel to indigent
criminal defendants. In 1990, Judge Lambros became Chief Judge
in the Northern District of Ohio.
He officially retired from that post in February of 1995.
Judge Lambros currently resides in Ashtabula, Ohio.
Judge Lambros received numerous honors and awards
throughout his career, including the Cross of Paideia presented
by Archbishop Iakovos of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of
North and South America, and an honorary doctorate of law from
Capital University Law and Graduate Center.
It was Judge Lambros' commitment and vision that was the
driving force behind the construction of the Federal building
and U.S. courthouse in Youngstown. He recognized that the
people who live in the Youngstown area deserve to have adequate
and direct access to the United States court system. Prior to
the opening of the U.S. courthouse building in Youngstown in
December of 1993, citizens had to travel at least 65 miles to
Cleveland, Ohio if they had business in the Federal court
system. Judge Lambros recognized the hardship this imposed on
many people, especially senior citizens and the indigent. Judge
Lambros' commitment to equal justice and equal access for all
played an important role in building the Youngstown courthouse
and it is a fitting honor to name the building after him.
compliance with rule xi
With respect to the requirements of clause 2(l)(3) of rule
XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives:
(1) The Committee held hearings on this legislation
on June 15, 1995.
(2) The requirements of section 308(a)(1) of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1994 are not applicable to
this legislation since it does not provide new budget
authority or new or increased tax expenditures.
(3) The Committee has received no report from the
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight of
oversight findings and recommendations arrived at under
clause 4(C)(2) of rule X of the Rules of the House of
Representatives.
(4) With respect to clause 2(l)(3)(C) of rule XI of
the Rules of the House of Representatives and section
403 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, a cost
estimate by the Congressional Budget Office was
received by the Committee. The report follows:
U.S. Congress,
Congressional Budget Office,
Washington, DC, November 20, 1995.
Hon. Bud Shuster,
Chairman, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure,
House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Chairman: The Congressional Budget Office has
reviewed H.R. 869, a bill to designate the federal building and
United States courthouse located at 125 Market Street in
Youngstown, Ohio, as the ``Thomas D. Lambros Federal Building
and United States Courthouse''. The bill was ordered reported
by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on
November 16, 1995.
We estimate that enacting this bill would result in no
significant cost to the federal government and in no cost to
state or local governments. The bill would not affect direct
spending or receipts. Therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures would
not apply.
If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be
pleased to provide them. The CBO staff contact is John R.
Righter.
Sincerely,
James L. Blum
(For June E. O'Neill, Director).
inflationary impact statement
Under 2(l)(4) of rule XI of the Rules of the House of
Representatives, the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure estimates that enactment of H.R. 869 will have
no significant inflationary impact on prices and costs in the
operation of the national economy.
cost of legislation
Clause 7(a) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of
Representatives requires a statement of the estimated cost to
the United States which will be incurred in carrying out H.R.
869, as reported, in fiscal year 1996, and each of the
following 5 years. Implementation of this legislation is not
expected to result in any increased costs to the United States.
committee action and vote
In compliance with clause 2(l)(2) (A) and (B) of rule XI of
the Rules of the House of Representatives, at a meeting of the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on November 16,
1995, a quorum being present, H.R. 869 was unanimously approved
by a voice vote and ordered reported.