[House Report 105-228]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
105th Congress Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1st Session 105-228
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KIKA DE LA GARZA UNITED STATES BORDER STATION
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July 31, 1997.--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. 994]
[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]
The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to whom
was referred the bill (H.R. 994) to designate the United States
border station located in Pharr, Texas, as the ``Kika de la
Garza United States Border Station'', having considered the
same, report favorably thereon without amendment and recommend
that the bill do pass.
Kika de la Garza was born in Mercedes, Texas, on September
22, 1927. He attended St. Mary's University in San Antonio,
Texas, earning his law degree in 1952. He also served in the
United States Navy from 1945 to 1946, and in the United States
Army from 1950 to 1952.
Congressman de la Garza began his political career in 1953,
by election to the Texas House of Representatives. He served in
this position until his election to the United States House of
Representatives in 1964. He served the people of the 15th
Congressional District of Texas, which includes all or part of
ten Texas counties in the southernmost part of the state, for
16 terms.
Congressman de la Garza became a member of the Committee on
Agriculture when he was elected to Congress in 1965, and served
as chairman of the committee from 1981 to 1994. He was the
first Hispanic-American to serve as the chair of a major
Congressional committee. As chairman, he compiled an impressive
record of achievement and dedicated service to America's
farming community. Under his leadership the Agriculture
Committee was able to form a consensus on a number of important
and intricate agriculture issues, and played a lead role in the
enactment of legislation restructuring the United States
Department of Agriculture.
Throughout his 32 years in Congress, Congressman de la
Garza never lost sight of the ``folks'' back home, and fought
tirelessly for his constituents and the American farmers. It is
a fitting tribute to honor Congressman de la Garza with this
designation in his home state.
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 markup of this legislation on July
23, 1997.
(2) The requirements of section 308(a)(l) 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 not received a 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, July 25, 1997.
Hon. Bud Shuster,
Chairman, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House of
Representatives, Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Chairman: The Congressional Budget Office has
reviewed the following bills, which were ordered reported by
the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on
July 23, 1997. This cost estimate supersedes the estimate CBO
prepared on July 24, 1997, and reflects a subsequent technical
amendment provided by the Committee changing the bill title of
H.R. 1479.
Enacting these bills would have no significant impact on
the federal budget. The bills would not affect direct spending
or receipts; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures would not
apply. The bills contain no intergovernmental or private-sector
mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995
and would impose no costs on state, local, or tribal
governments. The bills reviewed are:
H.R. 29, a bill to designate the federal building
located at 290 Broadway in New York, New York, as the
``Ronald H. Brown Federal Building;''
H.R. 81, a bill to designate the United States
courthouse located at 401 South Michigan Street in
South Bend, Indiana, as the ``Robert K. Rodibaugh
United States Bankruptcy Courthouse;''
H.R. 548, a bill to designate the United States
courthouse located at 500 Pearl Street in New York
City, New York, as the ``Ted Weiss United States
Courthouse;''
H.R. 595, a bill to designate the federal building
and United States courthouse located at 475 Mulberry
Street in Macon, Georgia, as the ``William Augustus
Bootle Federal Building and United States Courthouse;''
H.R. 613, a bill to designate the federal building
located at 61 Forsyth Street, SW, in Atlanta, Georgia,
as the ``Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center;''
H.R. 643, a bill to designate the United States
courthouse to be constructed at the corner of Superior
and Huron Roads in Cleveland, Ohio, as the ``Carl B.
Stokes United States Courthouse;''
H.R. 824, a bill to redesignate the federal building
located at 717 Madison Place, NW, in the District of
Columbia, as the ``Howard T. Markey National Courts
Building;''
H.R. 892, a bill to designate the federal building
located at 236 Sharkey Street in Clarksdale,
Mississippi, as the ``Aaron Henry Federal Building and
United States Courthouse;''
H.R. 962, a bill to redesignate a federal building in
Suitland, Maryland, as the ``W. Edwards Deming Federal
Building;''
H.R. 994, a bill to designate the United States
border station located in Pharr, Texas, as the ``Kika
de la Garza United States Border Station;''
H.R. 1479, a bill to designate the federal building
and United States courthouse located at 300 Northeast
First Avenue in Miami, Florida, as the ``David W. Dyer
Federal Building and United States Courthouse;''
H.R. 1484, a bill to redesignate the United States
courthouse located at 100 Franklin Street in Dublin,
Georgia, as the ``J. Roy Rowland United States
Courthouse;''
H.R. 1502, a bill to designate the United States
courthouse located at 301 West Main Street in Benton,
Illinois, as the ``James L. Foreman United States
Courthouse;'' and
H.R. 1851, a bill to designate the United States
courthouse located at 200 South Washington Street in
Alexandria, Virginia, as the ``Martin V. B. Bostetter,
Jr. United States Courthouse.''
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).
CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY STATEMENT
Pursuant to clause (2)(l)(4) of rule XI of the Rules of the
House of Representatives, committee reports on a bill or joint
resolution of a public character shall include a statement
citing the specific powers granted to the Congress in the
Constitution to enact the measure. The Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure finds that Congress has the
authority to enact this measure pursuant to its powers granted
under Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution.
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.
994, 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 rule XI
of the Rules of the House of Representatives, at a meeting of
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on July 23,
1997, a quorum being present, H.R. 994 was unanimously approved
by a voice vote and ordered reported.