[House Report 105-614]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
105th Congress Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2d Session 105-614
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HIRAM H. WARD FEDERAL BUILDING AND UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE
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July 14, 1998.--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. 2379]
[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]
The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to whom
was referred the bill (H.R. 2379) to designate the Federal
building and United States courthouse located at 251 North Main
Street in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, as the ``Hiran H. Ward
Federal Building and United States Courthouse'', having
considered the same, report favorably thereon without amendment
and recommend that the bill do pass.
Hiram H. Ward was born in Thomasville, North Carolina on
April 29, 1923. He served as a Lieutenant Colonel Pilot, in the
United States Army Air Force, Civil Air Patrol from 1940 until
1945. For his efforts during World War II, Judge Ward received
an Air Medal and a Purple Heart.
Upon his return from the war, Judge Ward attended Wake
Forest University, with the initial intent of pursuing a career
in journalism. However, he turned his sights to law and
graduated with honors from Wake Forest School of Law in 1950.
Later that same year Judge Ward was admitted to the North
Carolina Bar Association.
Judge Ward began his career in the private sector, where he
practiced for twenty years and became a partner in a private
law firm in Lexington, North Carolina. In 1972, Judge Ward was
appointed by President Nixon to the federal bench for the
Middle District of North Carolina. He served the Middle
District from 1972, achieving the status of Chief Judge in
1982, until 1988. In 1988, Judge Ward elected to take senior
status, retaining all of his pending cases, and continued to
sit for an additional six years with the Fourth Circuit Court
of Appeals.
It is indeed a fitting tribute to name the United States
Courthouse in Winston-Salem in honor of this distinguished
jurist.
HEARINGS
The Committee did not hold hearings on H.R. 2379.
COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION
On June 25, 1998, the Committee met in open session and
ordered reported H.R. 2379, to designate the federal building
and United States courthouse located at 251 North Main Street,
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, as the ``Hiram H. Ward Federal
Building and United States Courthouse,'' unanimously by voice
vote, a quorum being present.
ROLLCALL VOTES
Clause 2(l)(2)(B) of rule XI requires each committee report
to include the total number of votes cast for and against on
each rollcall vote on a motion to report and on any amendment
offered to the measure or matter, and the names of those
members voting for and against. There were no recorded votes
taken in connection with ordering H.R. 2379 reported. A motion
by Mr. Kim to order H.R. 2379 reported to the House, without
amendment, was agreed to by voice vote, a quorum being present.
COMMITTEE OVERSIGHT FINDINGS
Pursuant to clause 2(l)(3)(A) of rule XI of the Rules of
the House of Representatives, oversight findings and
recommendations have been made by the Committee as reflected in
this report.
COST OF THE LEGISLATION
Clause 7 of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of
Representatives does not apply where a cost estimate and
comparison prepared by the Director of the Congressional Budget
Office under section 402 of the Congressional Budget Act of
1974 has been timely submitted prior to the filing of the
report and is included in the report. Such a cost estimate is
included in this report.
COMPLIANCE WITH HOUSE RULE XI
1. With respect to the requirement of clause 2(l)(3)(B) of
rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives, and
308(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the Committee
references the report of the Congressional Budget Office
included below.
2. With respect to the requirement of clause 2(l)(3)(D) of
rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the
Committee has received no report of oversight findings and
recommendations from the Committee on Government Reform and
Oversight on the subject of H.R. 2379.
3. With respect to the requirement of clause 2(l)(3)(C ) of
rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives and
Section 402 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the
Committee has received the following cost estimate for H.R.
2379 from the Director of the Congressional Budget Office.
U.S. Congress,
Congressional Budget Office,
Washington, DC, June 25, 1998.
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
June 25, 1998. CBO estimates that their enactment would have no
significant impact on the federal budget and 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 and would impose no costs on
state, local, or tribal governments. The bills reviewed are:
H.R. 2379, a bill to designate the federal building
and United States courthouse located at 251 North Main
Street in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, as the ``Hiram
H. Ward Federal Building and United States
Courthouse;''
H.R. 2787, a bill to designate the United States
courthouse located at 141 Church Street in New Haven,
Connecticut, as the ``Richard C. Lee United States
Courthouse;''
H.R. 3223, a bill to designate the federal building
located at 300 East 8th Street in Austin, Texas, as the
``J.J. `Jake' Pickle Federal Building;''
H.R. 3696, a bill to designate the federal courthouse
located at 316 North 26th Street in Billings, Montana,
as the ``James F. Battin United States Courthouse;''
H.R. 3982, a bill to designate the federal building
located at 310 New Bern Avenue in Raleigh, North
Carolina, as the ``Terry Sanford Federal Building;''
and
S. 1800, an act to designate the federal building and
United States courthouse located at 85 Marconi
Boulevard in Columbus, Ohio, as the ``Joseph P.
Kinneary 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. This estimate was approved by Robert A. Sunshine,
Deputy Assistant Director for Budget Analysis.
Sincerely,
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.
FEDERAL MANDATES STATEMENT
The Committee adopts as its own the estimate of federal
mandates prepared by the Director of the Congressional Budget
Office pursuant to section 423 of the Unfunded Mandates Reform
Act.
ADVISORY COMMITTEE STATEMENT
No advisory committees within the meaning of section 5(b)
of the Federal Advisory Committee Act were created by this
legislation.
APPLICABILITY TO THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
The Committee finds that the legislation does not relate to
the terms and conditions of employment or access to public
services or accommodations within the meaning of section
102(b)(3) of the Congressional Accountability Act.
CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW MADE BY THE BILL, AS REPORTED
H.R. 2379 makes no changes in existing law.