[House Report 106-552]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
106th Congress Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2d Session 106-552
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C.B. KING UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE
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March 29, 2000.--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 S. 1567]
[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]
The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to whom
was referred the bill (S. 1567) to designate the United States
courthouse located at 223 Broad Street in Albany, Georgia, as
the ``C.B. King United States Courthouse'', having considered
the same, reports favorably thereon with amendments and
recommends 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 United States courthouse located at 223 Broad Avenue in Albany,
Georgia, shall be known and designated as the ``C.B. King United States
Courthouse''.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other
record of the United States to the United States courthouse referred to
in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference to the ``C.B. King
United States Courthouse''.
Amend the title so as to read:
A bill to designate the United States courthouse located at 223
Broad Avenue in Albany, Georgia, as the ``C.B. King United States
Courthouse''.
Chevene Bowers ``C.B.'' King was born in Albany, Georgia on
October 12, 1923. King served in the Navy and graduated from
Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee. He later earned his
law degree from Case Western University in Cleveland, Ohio.
C.B. King was a cooperating attorney with the NAACP Legal
Defense and Education Fund starting in 1964. He was the lead
attorney in three school desegregation cases throughout
Georgia. In an early civil rights movement in Albany, Georgia
known as the ``Albany Movement,'' King lead the way to ensure
the right to peaceably assemble and demonstrate. He also
represented African American voters and candidates for office
in the fight against unconstitutional segregation and
discrimination. In rural Georgia, King argued a series of
lawsuits that exposed discriminatory practices in the selection
of jurors violating the Fourteenth Amendment. Through these
lawsuits racial and sex discrimination were eliminated from
jury selection. His actions lead to the passage of the Jury
Selection and Service Act of 1968. King also argued a number of
cases that strengthened provisions in the Civil Rights Act of
1964 regarding equal opportunities for African Americans.
This designation is a fitting honor to a dedicated civil
rights pioneer.
committee consideration
On March 23, 2000, the Committee met in open session and
ordered reported S. 1567, as amended, designating the United
States courthouse under construction in Albany, Georgia as the
``C.B. King United States Courthouse,'' approved March 22,
2000, by the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public
Buildings, Hazardous Materials and Pipeline Transportation, by
voice vote with a quorum present. There were no recorded votes
taken during Committee consideration of S. 1567, as amended.
record votes
Clause 3(b) of rule XIII of the House of Representatives
requires each committee report to include the total number of
votes cast for and against on each record 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 S.
1567, as amended, reported. A motion by Mr. Franks to order S.
1567, as amended, favorably reported to the House was agreed to
by voice vote, a quorum being present.
cost of the legislation
Clause 3(d)(2) 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 xiii
1. With respect to the requirement of clause 3(c)(2) of
rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, and
section 308(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the
Committee references the report of the Congressional Budget
Office below.
2. With respect to the requirement of clause 3(c)(4) of
rule XIII 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 on the
subject of S. 1567, as amended.
3. With respect to the requirement of clause 3(c)(3) of
rule XIII 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 S. 1567,
as amended, from the Director of the Congressional Budget
Office.
U.S. Congress,
Congressional Budget Office,
Washington, DC, March 29, 2000.
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 legislation, which was ordered reported
by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on
March 23, 2000. 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 legislation contains 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. 1359, a bill to designate the federal
building and United States courthouse to be constructed
at 10 East Commerce Street in Youngstown, Ohio, as the
``Frank J. Battisti and Nathaniel R. Jones Federal
Building and United States Courthouse''; and
S. 1567, an act to designate the United
States courthouse located at 223 Broad Street in
Albany, Georgia, as the ``C.B. King 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,
Barry B. Anderson
(For Dan L. Crippen, Director).
constitutional authority statement
Pursuant to clause 3(d)(1) of rule XIII 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.