[House Report 107-166]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
107th Congress Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1st Session 107-166
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THURGOOD MARSHALL UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE
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July 26, 2001.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed
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Mr. Young of Alaska, from the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure, submitted the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany H.R. 988]
[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]
The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to whom
was referred the bill (H.R. 988) 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. His father, William C. Marshall, was a club steward and
his mother Norma A. Marshall, was a primary school teacher. 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 this
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 the Supreme Court declared 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 court of appeals, 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 chose Marshall to be a Justice of the Supreme
Court where he served with distinction until his retirement in
1991. He died in 1993.
It is fitting to name a courthouse in honor of this
American who believed in equal justice for all Americans, and
devoted his life to obtaining the values which we all hold
dear.
HEARINGS AND LEGISLATIVE HISTORY
No hearings were held in conjunction with ordering reported
H.R. 988.
COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION
The Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings
and Emergency Management approved H.R. 988 on July 17, 2001 by
voice vote with a quorum present. On July 18, 2001, the Full
Committee met in open session and ordered reported H.R. 988 to
designate the United States courthouse located at 40 Centre
Street in New York, New York as the ``Thurgood Marshall United
States Courthouse''. A motion by Mr. LaTourette to order H.R.
988 favorably reported to the House was agreed 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 LEGISLATION
Clause 3(c)(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 clause 3(c)(4) of rule XIII of the Rules
of the House of Representatives, the Committee advises that the
bill contains no measure that authorizes funding, so no
statement of general performance and objectives for which any
measure authorizes funding is required.
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. 988
from the Director of the Congressional Budget Office.
U.S. Congress,
Congressional Budget Office,
Washington, DC, July 24, 2001.
Hon. Don Young,
Chairman, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure,
House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Chairman: The Congressional Budget Office has
prepared the enclosed cost estimate for H.R. 988, 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.'' CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 988 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 bill 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.
If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be
pleased to provide them. The CBO staff contact is Mark
Grabowicz.
Sincerely,
Steven M. Lieberman
(For Dan L. Crippen, Director).
Enclosure.
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.
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. (Public Law 104-4.)
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. (Public Law
104-1.)