[House Report 106-56]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
106th Congress Report
1st Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 106-56
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THURGOOD MARSHALL UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE
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March 16, 1999.--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. 130]
[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office
The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to whom
was referred the bill (H.R. 130) to designate the United States
Courthouse located at 40 Centre Street in New York, New York,
as the ``Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse'', having
considered the same, report favorably thereon without amendment
and recommend that the bill do pass.
Thurgood Marshall was born in Baltimore, Maryland, July 2,
1908. In 1930 he graduated cum laude from Lincoln University in
Chester, Pennsylvania. Three years later, he graduated at the
top of his class from the Howard University School of Law.
Upon graduation from law school, Justice Marshall embarked
on a legal career with the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). In 1940, he became the
head of the newly formed NAACP Legal Defense and Education
Fund, a post that he held for twenty years. It was during his
tenure as Chief Counsel that Justice Marshall organized efforts
to end segregation in voting, housing, public accommodations,
and education. These efforts led to a series of cases grouped
under the title of Brown v. Board of Education, in which
Marshall argued and convinced the Supreme Court to declare
segregation in public schools unconstitutional.
In 1961, President John F. Kennedy appointed Marshall to
the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. Four years after he
received appointment to the appeals court, President Lyndon B.
Johnson chose Justice Marshall to be the nation's first black
solicitor general. Two years later, on June 13, 1967, President
Johnson nominated Marshall to become the first black justice of
the Supreme Court where he served with distinction until his
retirement in 1991.
It is fitting to name a courthouse in honor of this
American who believed in equal justice for all Americans.
Justice Marshall passed away in 1993.
hearings and legislative history
H.R. 130 was introduced on January 6, 1999. The Committee
did not hold hearings on the reported legislation.
committee consideration
On March 11, 1999, the Committee met in open session and
ordered reported H.R. 130, to designate the federal building
located at 40 Centre Street, New York, New York, as the
``Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse,'' approved March
11, 1999, 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 H.R. 130.
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 H.R.
130 reported. A motion by Mr. Franks to order H.R. 130
favorably reported to the House was agreed to by voice vote, a
quorum being present.
committee oversight findings
With respect to the requirements of clause 3(c)(1) of rule
XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the
Committee's oversight findings and recommendations are
reflected in this report.
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 H.R. 130.
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 H.R. 130
from the Director of the Congressional Budget Office.
U.S. Congress,
Congressional Budget Office,
Washington, DC, March 12, 1999.
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
March 11, 1999. 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. 130, a bill to designate the United
States courthouse located at 40 Centre Street in New
York, New York, as the ``Thurgood Marshall United
States Courthouse,'' and
H.R. 751, a bill to designate the federal
building and United States courthouse located at 504
West Hamilton Street in Allentown Pennsylvania, as the
``Edward N. Cahn Federal Building and 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).
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 (Public Law
104-1).
Federal Mandates Statement
The Committee adopts as its own the estimate of the Federal
mandates prepared by the Director of the Congressional Budget
Office pursuant to section 423 of the Unfunded Mandates Reform
Act (Public Law 104-4).
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.
Advisory Committee statement
No Advisory committees within the meaning of section 5(b)
of the Federal Advisory Committee Act were created by this
legislation.
CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW MADE BY THE BILL, AS REPORTED
H.R. 130 makes no changes in existing law.