[House Report 105-655]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



105th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 2d Session                                                     105-655
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                    ABRAHAM LINCOLN FEDERAL BUILDING

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   July 29, 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. 3482]

      [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

    The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to whom 
was referred the bill (H.R. 3482) to designate the Federal 
building located at 11000 Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles, 
California, as the ``Abraham Lincoln Federal Building'', having 
considered the same, report favorably thereon without amendment 
and recommend that the bill do pass.

                               BACKGROUND

    Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United 
States, and recognized as one of the greatest leaders of the 
country for his guidance through the most devastating period in 
the history of the United States, the Civil War.
    He was born on February 12, 1809, in a log cabin in Hardin 
County, Kentucky, and later moved to Indiana and then to 
Illinois. Primarily self-educated, Lincoln tried various 
occupations and served briefly in the Black Hawk War in 1832. 
In 1834, after an unsuccessful bid in 1832, Lincoln was 
elected, as a member of the Whig Party, to the Illinois 
legislature for the first of four successive terms. In 1836, 
Lincoln became a lawyer and moved to Springfield, Illinois, 
where he built a successful practice. In 1847, Lincoln was 
elected to the U.S. House of Representatives for one term, 
after which he returned to Springfield to practice law.
    As the number of states and territories in the Union grew, 
the debate over the issue of slavery heightened. Such political 
developments prompted Lincoln to renew his interest in 
politics, and he vied for the U.S. Senate, unsuccessfully, in 
1856. In 1858, after joining the newly formed Republican Party 
two years earlier, he successfully ran for the Senate, 
defeating Senator Stephen A. Douglas and memorializing the 
famous Lincoln-Douglas debates.
    In May of 1860, Lincoln won the Republican nomination for 
the presidential election, and later went on to win the 
election. By the time of his inauguration in March 1861, seven 
states had seceded from the Union. On April 12, 1861, the 
firing on Fort Sumter in South Carolina began the Civil War. As 
commander in chief, Lincoln was noted for vigorous measures, 
and his dedication to the principle of maintaining the Union at 
all costs. Hindered by his early choices for command of the 
Union forces, Lincoln eventually found a general in whom he 
gave overall command in 1864. The Civil War was brought to an 
end on April 9, 1865, with the surrender by Robert E. Lee. Five 
days later, Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth, a 
Southern sympathizer who began to conspire to first abduct 
Lincoln and later kill him, at the time of Lincoln's election.
    Among Lincoln's many achievements, in addition to the 
preservation of the Union and the abolition of slavery, was the 
manner in which he touched the nation through the eloquence of 
his Gettysburg Address on November 19, 1863.
    Abraham Lincoln's contribution to this nation is 
unparalleled, and the dedication of this building in his honor 
is but a small measure of appreciation on the part of the 
Country.

                                HEARINGS

    The Committee did not hold hearings on H.R. 3482.

                        COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION

    On July 23, 1998, the Committee met in open session and 
ordered reported H.R. 3482, to designate the federal building 
located at 11000 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, 
as the ``Abraham Lincoln Federal Building,'' 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. 3482 reported. A motion 
by Mr. Kim to order H.R. 3482 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 applywhere 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. 3482.
    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. 
3482 from the Director of the Congressional Budget Office.

                                     U.S. Congress,
                               Congressional Budget Office,
                                     Washington, DC, July 24, 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 
July 23, 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. 3482, a bill to designate the federal building 
        located at 11000 Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles, 
        California, as the ``Abraham Lincoln Federal 
        Building;''
          H.R. 3598, a bill to designate the federal building 
        located at 700 East San Antonio Street in El Paso, 
        Texas, as the ``Richard C. White Federal Building;'' 
        and
          S. 2032, an act to designate the federal building 
        located at 709 West 9th Street in Juneau, Alaska, as 
        the ``Hurff A. Saunders Federal Building.''
    If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be 
pleased to provide them. The CBO staff contact in 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. 3482 makes no changes in existing law.

                                
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