[House Report 112-711]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]


112th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 2d Session                                                     112-711

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                 R. JESS BROWN UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE

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 December 20, 2012.--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. 1073]

      [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

    The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to whom 
was referred the bill (H.R. 1073) to designate the United 
States courthouse to be constructed in Jackson, Mississippi, as 
the ``R. Jess Brown United States Courthouse'', 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
Hearings.........................................................     2
Legislative History and Consideration............................     2
Committee Votes..................................................     2
Committee Oversight Findings.....................................     2
New Budget Authority and Tax Expenditures........................     2
Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate........................     3
Performance Goals and Objectives.................................     3
Advisory of Earmarks.............................................     3
Federal Mandate Statement........................................     4
Preemption Clarification.........................................     4
Advisory Committee Statement.....................................     4
Applicability of Legislative Branch..............................     4
Section-by-Section Analysis of Legislation.......................     4
Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported............     4

                         PURPOSE OF LEGISLATION

    H.R. 1073 designates the United States courthouse to be 
constructed in Jackson, Mississippi, as the ``R. Jess Brown 
United States Courthouse''.

                  BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION

    H.R. 1073 designates the United States courthouse to be 
constructed in Jackson, Mississippi, as the ``R. Jess Brown 
United States Courthouse''.
    R. Jess Brown was a civil rights lawyer who took an early 
stand against segregationist laws and was credited in the 
1950's with filing the first civil rights suit in Mississippi. 
Mr. Brown, a native of Muskogee, Oklahoma, attended Illinois 
State University, Indiana University, and the Texas Southern 
University Law School.
    In the 1960's he was one of only four black lawyers in 
Mississippi, and one of three who took civil rights cases. In 
1962 he worked on behalf of James Meredith, whose successful 
lawsuit allowed him to be the first African American student to 
enroll at the University of Mississippi.
    In 1948, Brown sued on behalf of black teachers in Jackson, 
Mississippi, seeking salaries that were equal to those of white 
teachers. He later worked with the NAACP Legal Defense and 
Educational Fund in fighting discrimination against blacks in 
transportation and other public accommodations in the 1960's. 
R. Jess Brown died on December 31, 1989.

                                HEARINGS

    No hearings were held on H.R. 1073.

                 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY AND CONSIDERATION

    On March 14, 2011, Congressman Bennie Thompson introduced 
H.R. 1073, a bill to designate the United States courthouse to 
be constructed in Jackson, Mississippi, as the R. Jess Brown 
United States Courthouse.
    On June 22, 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.

                            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. 1073, or ordering the bill reported. A motion to order 
H.R. 1073 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.

               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. 1073 from the 
Director of the Congressional Budget Office:
                                     U.S. Congress,
                               Congressional Budget Office,
                                     Washington, DC, June 28, 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 the following legislation ordered reported by the 
House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on June 
22, 2011:
           H.R. 1073, a bill to designate the United 
        States courthouse to be constructed in Jackson, 
        Mississippi, as the ``R. Jess Brown United States 
        Courthouse'';
           H.R. 1264, a bill to designate the property 
        between the United States Federal Courthouse and the Ed 
        Jones Building located at 109 South Highland Avenue in 
        Jackson, Tennessee, as the ``M.D. Anderson Plaza'' and 
        to authorize the placement of a historical/
        identification marker on the grounds recognizing the 
        achievements and philanthropy of M.D. Anderson; and
           H.R. 1791, a bill to designate the United 
        States courthouse under construction at 101 South 
        United States Route 1 in Fort Pierce, Florida, as the 
        ``Alto Lee Adams, Sr., 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; therefore, pay-
as-you-go procedures do not apply.
    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,
                                         Robert A. Sunshine
                              (For Douglas W. Elmendorf, Director).

                    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 
designate the United States courthouse to be constructed in 
Jackson, Mississippi, as the ``R. Jess Brown United States 
Courthouse''.

                          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. 1073 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).

               SECTION-BY-SECTION ANALYSIS OF LEGISLATION

Section 1. Designation

    Section 1 designates the United States courthouse to be 
constructed in Jackson, Mississippi, as the R. Jess Brown 
United States Courthouse.

Section 2. References

    Section 2 indicates that any reference in a law, map, 
regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the United States courthouse referred to in section 1 
shall be deemed to be a reference to the R. Jess Brown United 
States Courthouse.

         CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW MADE BY THE BILL, AS REPORTED

    H.R. 1073 makes no changes in existing law.

                                  
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