[House Report 111-286]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
111th Congress Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1st Session 111-286
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H. DALE COOK FEDERAL BUILDING AND UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE
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October 6, 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. 3305]
[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]
The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to whom
was referred the bill (H.R. 3305) to designate the Federal
building and United States courthouse located at 224 South
Boulder Avenue in Tulsa, Oklahoma, as the ``H. Dale Cook
Federal Building and United States Courthouse'', having
considered the same, report favorably thereon without amendment
and recommend that the bill do pass.
PURPOSE OF THE LEGISLATION
H.R. 3305 designates the Federal building and United States
courthouse located at 224 South Boulder Avenue in Tulsa,
Oklahoma, as the ``H. Dale Cook Federal Building and United
States Courthouse''.
BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION
H.R. 3305 designates the Federal building and United States
courthouse located at 224 South Boulder Avenue in Tulsa,
Oklahoma, as the ``H. Dale Cook Federal Building and United
States Courthouse''. H. Dale Cook was born April 14, 1924 in
Guthrie, Oklahoma.
On December 2, 1974, President Gerald Ford nominated H.
Dale Cook to serve as a Federal Judge for the United States
District Court for the Western, Northern, and Eastern Districts
of Oklahoma. Cook was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on December
18, 1974. In 1979, Cook became the Chief Judge for the Northern
District of Oklahoma, and held this position until becoming
Senior Judge in 1992. As a Senior Judge, Cook carried a robust
criminal docket until months before his death in September
2008.
H. Dale Cook spent much of his professional career in
public service. During 1944 and 1945, he served as a fighter
pilot instructor and achieved a Lieutenant rank in the United
States Army Air Corps. He then served in the United States Air
Force Reserve from 1945 until 1953. During that time, he earned
his Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Laws from the
University of Oklahoma and the University of Oklahoma School of
Law in 1949 and 1950, respectively.
Before becoming a Federal Judge, H. Dale Cook held various
public service roles, including serving as the Logan County,
Oklahoma Attorney (1950-51), First Assistant U.S. Attorney for
the Western District of Oklahoma (1954-58), and as Legal
Counsel to the Governor of Oklahoma (1963-65). From 1971 to
1974, Cook served in Washington, D.C. as the Director of the
Bureau of Hearings and Appeals for the Social Security
Administration. His career also contained multiple tenures in
private practice, and from 1969 to 1971, he served as President
of Shepherd Mall State Bank in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
SUMMARY OF THE LEGISLATION
Section 1. Designation
Section 1 designates the Federal building and United States
courthouse located at 224 South Boulder Avenue in Tulsa,
Oklahoma, as the ``H. Dale Cook Federal Building and United
States Courthouse''.
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 and United States courthouse
referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference to
the ``H. Dale Cook Federal Building and United States
Courthouse''.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY AND COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION
In the 111th Congress, Representative John Sullivan
introduced H.R. 3305 on July 23, 2009. This bill has not been
introduced in a previous Congress. On September 24, 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. 3305, or ordering the bill reported.
A motion to order H.R. 3305 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 naming the Federal building and United States
courthouse located at 224 South Boulder Avenue in Tulsa,
Oklahoma, as the ``H. Dale Cook Federal Building and United
States Courthouse''.
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. 3305
from the Director of the Congressional Budget Office:
U.S. Congress,
Congressional Budget Office,
Washington, DC, September 25, 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 H.R. 3305, a bill to designate the federal building
and United States Courthouse located at 224 South Boulder
Avenue in Tulsa, Oklahoma, as the ``H. Dale Cook Federal
Building and United States Courthouse,'' as ordered reported by
the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on
September 24, 2009.
CBO estimates that enactment of this legislation would have
no significant impact on the federal budget and would not
affect direct spending or revenues. 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 Matthew Pickford.
Sincerely,
Douglas W. Elmendorf.
COMPLIANCE WITH HOUSE RULE XXI
Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XXI of the Rules of the House
of Representatives, the Committee is required to include a list
of congressional earmarks, limited tax benefits, or limited
tariff benefits, as defined in clause 9(e), 9(f), and 9(g) of
rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives. H.R.
3305 does not contain any earmarks, limited tax benefits, or
limited tariff benefits under clause 9(e), 9(f), or 9(g) of
rule XXI.
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. 3305 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. 3305 makes no changes in existing law.