[House Report 104-417]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



104th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 1st Session                                                    104-417
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             HOWARD H. BAKER, JR. UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE

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 December 18, (legislative day of December 15), 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. 2547]

    The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to whom 
was referred the bill (H.R. 2547) to designate the United 
States courthouse located at 800 Market Street in Knoxville, 
Tennessee, as the ``Howard H. Baker, Jr. United States 
Courthouse'', having considered the same, report favorably 
thereon without amendment and recommend that the bill do pass.
    Howard H. Baker, Jr. has served his country in several 
capacities throughout his long and distinguished career, 
including three terms as a United States Senator from 1967 
until January of 1985, and as President Ronald Reagan's Chief 
of Staff from February 1987 until July of 1988.
    Mr. Baker was born November 15, 1925, in Huntsville, 
Tennessee. Following his undergraduate studies at the 
University of South and Tulane University, Mr. Baker pursued a 
law degree at the University of Tennessee. Prior to engaging in 
the practice of law, Mr. Baker served three years in the United 
States Navy during World War II.
    In 1949, Mr. Baker joined his father, the late Congressman 
Howard H. Baker, in the family law practice first founded by 
his grandfather in 1888, Baker, Worthington, Crossley & 
Stansberry. In 1995, the firm merged to become Baker, Donelson, 
Bearman & Caldwell, the largest firm in Tennessee; and it is 
where Mr. Baker, Jr. continues to practice.
    Mr. Baker comes from a very long and distinguished family 
of public servants. Both of his parents served in the United 
House of Representatives; and his father-in-law, Everett 
Dirksen, was Republican Leader of the United States Senate from 
1959 through 1969. Mr. Baker, Jr. began his career in public 
service in 1966. He was the first Republican popularly elected 
to the United States Senate from Tennessee, and won reelection 
by wide margins in 1972 and 1978. He also served as a delegate 
to the United Nations in 1976, and served on the President's 
Foreign Intelligence Board from 1985 through 1987, and again in 
1988 until 1990.
    Mr. Baker first won national recognition in 1973 as the 
Vice Chairman of the Senate Watergate Committee. He also was a 
candidate for the Republican presidential nomination in 1980. 
He concluded his Senate career by serving two terms as Minority 
Leader and two terms as Majority Leader.
    Mr. Baker also has received numerous awards and honorary 
degrees, including the nation's highest civilian award The 
Presidential Medal of Freedom, in 1984; and the Jefferson Award 
for the Greatest Public Service Performed by an Elected or 
Appointed Official, in 1982.
    Additionally, Mr. Baker is a noted author, having published 
three books; and photographer, having been elected into The 
Photo Marketing Association's Hall of Fame in 1994. He serves 
on the boards of numerous international organizations, 
corporations and the world renowned Mayo Clinic.
    Howard H. Baker, Jr. is one of the most distinguished and 
accomplished men ever to serve his country, H.R. 2547 is a 
fitting and appropriate tribute to this fine American.

                        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 December 7, 1995.
          (2) The requirements of section 308(a)(1) of the 
        Congressional Budget Act of 1974 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.

                     inflationary impact statement

    Under clause (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. 2547 will have 
no significant inflationary impact on prices and costs in the 
operations of the national economy.

                          cost of legislation

    Clause 7(a) of rule XXIII 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. 
2547, as reported, in fiscal year 1996, and each of the 
following five 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 December 
14, 1995, a quorum being present, H.R. 2547 was unanimously 
approved by a voice vote and ordered reported.