[House Report 104-610]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



104th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 2d Session                                                     104-610
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     ROMAN L. HRUSKA FEDERAL BUILDING AND UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE

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  June 6, 1996.--Referred to the House calendar 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. 3400]

      [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

    The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to whom 
was referred the bill (H.R. 3400) to designate the United 
States courthouse to be constructed at a site on 18th Street 
between Dodge and Douglas Streets, in Omaha, Nebraska, as the 
``Roman L. Hruska 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 to be constructed 
at a site on 18th Street between Dodge and Douglas Streets in Omaha, 
Nebraska, shall be known and designated as the ``Roman L. Hruska 
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 ``Roman L. Hruska Federal Building and United States 
Courthouse''.

    Amended the title so as to read:

    A bill to designate the Federal building and United States 
courthouse to be constructed at a site on 18th Street between 
Dodge and Douglas Streets in Omaha, Nebraska, as the ``Roman L. 
Hruska Federal Building and United States Courthouse''.

    Roman L. Hruska was born in David City, Nebraska in 1903 to 
immigrant parents. He attended local schools and received his 
law degree from the Creighton School of Law in Omaha Nebraska, 
where he practiced law for 23 years.
    Senator Hruska began his public service as a member, and 
Chairman of the Douglas County Board of Commissioners. In 1952, 
he was elected to serve in the House of Representatives, 
representing Nebraska's second district. After serving one year 
in the House chamber, he was elected to fill a vacancy in the 
United States Senate, where he served from 1954 until his 
retirement in 1976.
    Senator Hruska rose to prominence in the United States as 
the Ranking Republican member on the Judiciary Committee where 
he participated in the review of more than 300 appointments to 
the Federal Bench, including Supreme Court Justice nominees. 
Following his retirement he also the opportunity to serve as 
special commissions to revise the Federal Appellate Court 
System, reform the Federal Criminal Code, and worked on the 
Presidential Committee to studt the causes and prevention of 
violence. Throughout his career, he served as an officer in 
fraternal, civil, and social organizations.
    Senator Hruska is well thought of by his Congressional 
colleagues on both sides of the aisle. He is known as a man 
with a reputation for hard work, intelligence and integrity.
    Naming this building in his honor is a fitting tribute to a 
man with a distinguished public service career.

                        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 a hearing on this legislation on May 
23, 1996.
    (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.
    (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, June 6, 1996.
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. 3400, a bill to designate the federal building 
and United States courthouse to be constructed at a site on 
18th Street between Dodge and Douglas Streets in Omaha, 
Nebraska, as the ``Roman L. Hruska Federal Building and United 
States Courthouse,'' as ordered reported by the House Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure on June 6, 1996. We 
estimate that enacting H.R. 3400 would result in no significant 
cost to the federal government. The bill would not affect 
direct spending or receipts; therefore, pay-as-you-go 
procedures would not apply.
    In addition, H.R. 3400 contains no intergovernmental or 
private sector mandates as defined by Public Law 104-4 and 
would have no impact on the budgets of state, local, or tribal 
governments.
    If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be 
pleased to provide them. The CBO staff contract is John R. 
Righter.
            Sincerely,
                                         June E. O'Neill, Director.

                     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. 3400 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. 
3400, as reported, in fiscal year 1997, 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 the Rules 
of the House of Representatives, at a meeting of the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure on June 6, 1996, a quorum 
being present, H.R. 3400 was unanimously approved by a voice 
vote and ordered reported.