[House Report 114-137]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
114th Congress } { Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1st Session } { 114-137
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J. WATIES WARING JUDICIAL CENTER
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June 4, 2015.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed
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Mr. Shuster, from the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure,
submitted the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany H.R. 2131]
[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]
The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to whom
was referred the bill (H.R. 2131) to designate the Federal
building and United States courthouse located at 83 Meeting
Street in Charleston, South Carolina, as the ``J. Waties Waring
Judicial Center'', having considered the same, report favorably
thereon without amendment and recommend that the bill do pass.
CONTENTS
Page
Purpose of Legislation........................................... 2
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........................ 3
Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate........................ 3
Performance Goals and Objectives................................. 3
Advisory of Earmarks............................................. 3
Duplication of Federal Programs.................................. 4
Disclosure of Directed Rule Makings.............................. 4
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............ 5
PURPOSE OF LEGISLATION
H.R. 2131 designates the Federal building and United States
courthouse located at 83 Meeting Street in Charleston, South
Carolina, as the ``J. Waties Waring Judicial Center''.
BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION
H.R. 2131 would designate the Federal building and United
States courthouse located at 83 Meeting Street in Charleston,
South Carolina, as the ``J. Waties Waring Judicial Center''.
Julius Waties Waring was appointed to the United States
District Court for the Eastern District of South Carolina by
President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1942. He served as chief
judge from 1948 to 1952 and assumed senior status in 1952.
Earlier in his career, Judge Waring served as assistant
U.S. attorney for South Carolina's Eastern district, was in the
private practice of law, and served as corporation counsel for
Charleston, South Carolina.
During his tenure on the bench, Judge Waring's opinions had
a significant impact on advancing civil rights. For example, in
the case of Duvall v. School Board, he ruled that equal pay
must be guaranteed for equally qualified school teachers,
regardless of their race, and in Elmore v. Rice, Judge Waring
struck down South Carolina's whites-only Democratic primary.
His dissent in Briggs v. Elliott, stating that ``Separate
educational facilities are inherently unequal,'' formed the
legal foundation for the Supreme Court's decision in Brown v.
Board of Education.
HEARINGS
No hearings were held on H.R. 2131.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY AND CONSIDERATION
On April 30, 2015, Representative James E. Clyburn (D-SC)
introduced H.R. 2131, a bill to designate the Federal building
and United States courthouse located at 83 Meeting Street in
Charleston, South Carolina, as the ``J. Waties Waring Judicial
Center''.
On May 20, 2015, the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure met in open session. The Committee 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 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 record votes taken in connection
with consideration of H.R. 2131.
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. 2131 from the
Director of the Congressional Budget Office:
U.S. Congress,
Congressional Budget Office,
Washington, DC, May 21, 2015.
Hon. Bill Shuster,
Chairman, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure,
House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Chairman: The Congressional Budget Office has
reviewed H.R. 2131, a bill to designate the Federal building
and United States courthouse located at 83 Meeting Street in
Charleston, South Carolina, as the ``J. Waties Waring Judicial
Center,'' as ordered reported by the House Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure on May 20, 2015.
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 not affect the budgets of 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,
Keith Hall.
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 Federal building and United States courthouse
located at 83 Meeting Street in Charleston, South Carolina, as
the ``J. Waties Waring Judicial Center''.
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.
DUPLICATION OF FEDERAL PROGRAMS
Pursuant to section 3(g) of H. Res. 5, 114th Cong. (2015),
the Committee finds that no provision of H.R. 2131 establishes
or reauthorizes a program of the federal government known to be
duplicative of another federal program, a program that was
included in any report from the Government Accountability
Office to Congress pursuant to section 21 of Public Law 111-
139, or a program related to a program identified in the most
recent Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance.
DISCLOSURE OF DIRECTED RULE MAKINGS
Pursuant to section 3(i) of H. Res. 5, 114th Cong. (2015),
the Committee finds that enacting H.R. 2131 does not direct the
completion of a specific rule making within the meaning of
section 551 of title 5, United States Code.
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 (Public Law 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. 2131 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 (Public Law
104-1).
SECTION-BY-SECTION ANALYSIS OF LEGISLATION
Section 1. J. Waties Waring Federal Building and United States
Courthouse
Section 1(a) designates the Federal building and United
States courthouse located at 83 Meeting Street in Charleston,
South Carolina as the ``J. Waties Waring Judicial Center''.
Section 1(b) deems 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
subsection (a) as a reference to the ``J. Waties Waring
Judicial Center''.
CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW MADE BY THE BILL, AS REPORTED
H.R. 2131 makes no changes in existing law.
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