[House Report 111-213]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
111th Congress Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1st Session 111-213
======================================================================
WILLIAM O. LIPINSKI FEDERAL BUILDING
_______
July 20, 2009.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed
_______
Mr. Oberstar, from the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure,
submitted the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany H.R. 2498]
[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]
The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to whom
was referred the bill (H.R. 2498) to designate the Federal
building located at 844 North Rush Street in Chicago, Illinois,
as the ``William O. Lipinski Federal Building'', having
considered the same, report favorably thereon without amendment
and recommend that the bill do pass.
PURPOSE OF THE LEGISLATION
H.R. 2498 designates the Federal building located at 844
North Rush Street in Chicago, Illinois, as the ``William O.
Lipinski Federal Building''.
BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION
Former Representative William O. Lipinski was a leader on
transportation issues while he represented the 3rd and 5th
Congressional Districts of Illinois. Representative William
Lipinski was born in Chicago on December 22, 1937. He attended
Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa, and served in the United States
Army Reserves from 1961 to 1967.
After serving in the armed forces, Representative Lipinski
held several different public service positions in Chicago,
Illinois, including working at the Chicago Park District for
over 17 years.
He was an Alderman in Chicago, a city councilman, and held
several different positions within the Democratic Party in
Chicago. Representative Lipinski was elected to Congress in
1982, and served until 2005.
Representative William O. Lipinski was a leader on the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure throughout his
tenure in Congress. He served as the senior Democrat on the
Subcommittee on Railroads, the Subcommittee on Aviation, and
the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. He strongly advocated
for transportation and connectivity issues in his district,
whether it was providing a local airport with access for
financing for infrastructure improvement or providing public
transit options to areas in his Congressional district that
lacked access. Representative Lipinski also played a large role
in national transportation policy by taking leadership roles in
the past two transportation authorization bills that provided
funding for local priorities in highways, highway safety,
public transit, and surface transportation programs.
Representative William O. Lipinski retired in 2005, and was
succeeded by his son, Representative Daniel Lipinski.
SUMMARY OF THE LEGISLATION
Section 1. Designation
Section 1 designates the Federal building located at 844
North Rush Street in Chicago, Illinois, as the ``William O.
Lipinski Federal Building''.
Sec. 2. References
Section 2 indicates that any reference in a law, map,
regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United
States to the Federal building referred to in section 1 shall
be deemed to be a reference to the ``William O. Lipinski
Federal Building''.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY AND COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION
In the 111th Congress, Representative James L. Oberstar
introduced H.R. 2498 on May 19, 2009. This bill has not been
introduced in a previous Congress. On June 4, 2009, the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure met in open
session, and ordered the bill reported favorably to the House
by voice vote with a quorum present.
RECORD VOTES
Clause 3(b) of rule XIII of the Rules 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 consideration of H.R. 2498 or ordering the bill reported.
A motion to order H.R. 2498 reported favorably to the House was
agreed to by voice vote with a quorum 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 included in the report.
2. With respect to the requirement of clause 3(c)(4) of
rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the
performance goals and objective of this legislation are to
designate the Federal building located at 844 North Rush Street
in Chicago, IL, as the ``William O. Lipinski Federal
Building''.
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 enclosed cost estimate for H.R. 2498
from the Director of the Congressional Budget Office:
U.S. Congress,
Congressional Budget Office,
Washington, DC, June 5, 2009.
Hon. James L. Oberstar,
Chairman, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure,
House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Chairman: The Congressional Budget Office has
reviewed the following legislation as ordered reported by the
House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on June 4,
2009:
H.R. 2053, a bill to designate the United
States courthouse located at 525 Magoffin Avenue in El
Paso, Texas, as the ``Albert Armendariz, Sr., United
States Courthouse'';
H.R. 2498, a bill to designate the federal
building located at 844 North Rush Street in Chicago,
Illinois, as the ``William O. Lipinski Federal
Building''; and
H.R. 1687, a bill to designate the federally
occupied building located at McKinley Avenue and Third
Street, SW., Canton, Ohio, as the ``Ralph Regula
Federal Building and United States Courthouse''.
CBO estimates that enacting those pieces of legislation
would have no significant impact on the federal budget and
would not affect direct spending or revenues. 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.
If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be
pleased to provide them. The CBO staff contact is Matthew
Pickford.
Sincerely,
Douglas W. Elmendorf,
Director.
COMPLIANCE WITH HOUSE RULE XXI
Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XXI of the Rules of the House
of Representatives, H.R. 2498 does not contain any
congressional earmarks, limited tax benefits, or limited tariff
benefits as defined in clause 9(d), 9(e), or 9(f) of rule XXI
of the Rules of the House of Representatives.
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 (P.L. 104-4).
PREEMPTION CLARIFICATION
Section 423 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974
requires the report of any Committee on a bill or joint
resolution to include a statement on the extent to which the
bill or joint resolution is intended to preempt state, local,
or tribal law. The Committee states that H.R. 2498 does not
preempt any state, local, or tribal law.
ADVISORY COMMITTEE STATEMENT
No advisory committees within the meaning of section 5(b)
of the Federal Advisory Committee Act are 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 (P.L. 104-1).
CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW MADE BY THE BILL, AS REPORTED
H.R. 2498 makes no changes in existing law.