[House Report 112-42]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
112th Congress Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1st Session 112-42
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GEORGE H. W. BUSH AND GEORGE W. BUSH UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE AND
GEORGE MAHON FEDERAL BUILDING
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March 29, 2011.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed
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Mr. Mica, from the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure,
submitted the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany H.R. 362]
[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]
The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to whom
was referred the bill (H.R. 362) to redesignate the Federal
building and United States Courthouse located at 200 East Wall
Street in Midland, Texas, as the ``George H. W. Bush and George
W. Bush United States Courthouse and George Mahon Federal
Building'', having considered the same, report favorably
thereon without amendment and recommend that the bill do pass.
CONTENTS
Page
Purpose of Legislation........................................... 1
Background and Need for Legislation.............................. 2
Summary of Legislation........................................... 3
Legislative History and Consideration............................ 3
Hearings......................................................... 3
Committee Votes.................................................. 3
Committee Oversight Findings..................................... 3
New Budget Authority and Tax Expenditures........................ 3
Performance Goals and Objectives................................. 4
Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate........................ 4
Advisory of Earmarks............................................. 4
Federal Mandate Statement........................................ 4
Preemption Clarification......................................... 5
Advisory Committee Statement..................................... 5
Applicability of Legislative Branch.............................. 5
Changes in Existing Law made by the Bill, as Reported............ 5
PURPOSE OF LEGISLATION
H.R. 362 would re-designate the Federal building and United
States Courthouse located at 200 East Wall Street in Midland,
Texas, as the ``George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush United
States Courthouse and George Mahon Federal Building.''
BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION
The Federal building and United States Courthouse in
Midland, Texas, is currently named the George Mahon Federal
Building. H.R. 362 would add the names of the former
presidents, George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush, to the Federal
building and United States courthouse at 200 East Wall Street
in Midland, Texas. The bill commemorates the many years of
public service by the 41st and 43rd Presidents of the United
States--George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush.
George H.W. Bush
President George H.W. Bush was born in Milton,
Massachusetts. Upon turning 18, he enlisted in the armed forces
and was the youngest pilot in the Navy when he received his
wings. He served in the Navy during World War II from 1942 to
1945. While serving in the Navy, he flew 58 combat missions.
For his bravery, he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.
After returning from World War II, George H.W. Bush
completed college at Yale University and then relocated with
his family to west Texas where he began his career in the
private sector. Later, he served two terms in the U.S. House of
Representatives for the 7th congressional district of Texas
from 1966 to 1970. Following his two terms in Congress, he
served as Ambassador to the United Nations (1971-73), Chairman
of the Republican National Committee (1973-74), Chief of the
U.S. Liaison Office in China (1974-76), and Director of the
Central Intelligence Agency (1976-81).
In 1981, Bush was elected as Vice President to President
Ronald Reagan and served in that capacity for two terms. In
1988, Bush was elected the 41st President of the United States
and served as President until 1993. In 2011, President George
H.W. Bush was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by
President Barack Obama, the award being the highest civilian
honor for ``an especially meritorious contribution to the
security or national interests of the United States, world
peace, cultural or other significant public or private
endeavors.''\1\
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George W. Bush
In 2000, the son of George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush,
followed in his father's footsteps when he was elected as the
43rd President of the United States, after serving six years as
the Governor of Texas. And, in 2004, he was elected to a second
term.
George W. Bush was born in New Haven, Connecticut. In 1948,
his family moved to Midland, Texas. He received a bachelor's
degree in history from Yale University and a Master of Business
Administration from Harvard Business School. George W. Bush
also served as a pilot in the Texas Air National Guard. After
receiving his degree from Harvard, he returned to Midland and
began a career in the private sector. Later, he purchased the
Texas Rangers baseball franchise, with a group of partners. In
1994, he was elected the 46th Governor of Texas and became the
first Governor in Texas history to be elected to consecutive 4-
year terms when he was re-elected in 1998.
SUMMARY OF LEGISLATION
Section 1. Redesignation
This section provides that the Federal building and United
States Courthouse located at 200 East Wall Street in Midland,
Texas, be re-designated as the ``George H. W. Bush and George
W. Bush United States Courthouse and George Mahon Federal
Building.''
Section 2. Reference
This section provides that any references in law, map,
regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United
States that refers to the building identified in Section 1 be
deemed to refer to the ``George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush
United States Courthouse and George Mahon Federal Building.''
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY AND CONSIDERATION
On January 20, 2011, Representative K. Michael Conaway
introduced H.R. 362, a bill to re-designate the Federal
building and United States Courthouse located at 200 East Wall
Street in Midland, Texas, as the ``George H. W. Bush and George
W. Bush United States Courthouse and George Mahon Federal
Building.'' On February 16, 2011, 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.
HEARINGS
No hearings were held on H.R. 362.
COMMITTEE 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 record votes taken in connection with consideration of
H.R. 362, or ordering the bill reported. A motion to order H.R.
362 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.
NEW BUDGET AUTHORITY AND TAX EXPENDITURES
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.
PERFORMANCE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
With respect to the requirement of clause 3(c)(4) of rule
XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the
performance goal and objective of this legislation is to re-
designate the Federal building and United States Courthouse
located at 200 East Wall Street in Midland, Texas, as the
``George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush United States Courthouse
and George Mahon Federal Building.''
CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE
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. 362 from the
Director of the Congressional Budget Office:
U.S. Congress,
Congressional Budget Office,
Washington, DC, February 17, 2011.
Hon. John L. Mica,
Chairman, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure,
House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Chairman: The Congressional Budget Office has
reviewed H.R. 362, a bill to redesignate the Federal building
and United States Courthouse located at 200 East Wall Street in
Midland, Texas, as the ``George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush
United States Courthouse and George Mahon Federal Building,''
as ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation
and Infrastructure on February 16, 2011.
CBO estimates that enacting this legislation would have no
significant impact on the federal budget and would not affect
direct spending or revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go
procedures do 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
Matthew Pickford.
Sincerely,
Douglas W. Elmendorf.
ADVISORY OF EARMARKS
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. No
provision in the bill includes an earmark, limited tax benefit,
or limited tariff benefit under clause 9(e), 9(f), or 9(g) of
rule XXI.
FEDERAL MANDATE 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. 362 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 OF 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. 362 makes no changes in existing law.