[House Report 111-213]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]


111th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session                                                    111-213

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                  WILLIAM O. LIPINSKI FEDERAL BUILDING

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   July 20, 2009.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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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.

                                  
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