[House Report 117-157]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
117th Congress } { Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1st Session } { 117-157
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TO REDESIGNATE THE FEDERAL BUILDING LOCATED AT 167 NORTH MAIN STREET IN
MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE AS THE ``ODELL HORTON FEDERAL BUILDING''
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November 1, 2021.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed
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Mr. DeFazio, from the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure,
submitted the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany H.R. 390]
The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to whom
was referred the bill (H.R. 390) to redesignate the Federal
building located at 167 North Main Street in Memphis, Tennessee
as the ``Odell Horton Federal Building'', having considered the
same, reports favorably thereon without amendment and
recommends 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..................................... 3
New Budget Authority and Tax Expenditures........................ 3
Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate........................ 3
Performance Goals and Objectives................................. 3
Duplication of Federal Programs.................................. 3
Congressional Earmarks, Limited Tax Benefits, and Limited Tariff
Benefits....................................................... 4
Federal Mandates Statement....................................... 4
Preemption Clarification......................................... 4
Advisory Committee Statement..................................... 4
Applicability to Legislative Branch.............................. 4
Section-by-Section Analysis of the Legislation................... 4
Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported............ 4
PURPOSE OF LEGISLATION
The purpose of H.R. 390 is to redesignate the federal
building located at 167 North Main Street in Memphis,
Tennessee, as the ``Odell Horton Federal Building''.
BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION
H.R. 390 redesignates the federal building at 167 North
Main Street in Memphis, Tennessee, (currently known as the
``Clifford Davis and Odell Horton Federal Building'') as the
``Odell Horton Federal Building''.
Prior to 2007, the federal building in downtown Memphis was
named for former Congressman Clifford Davis. Davis, who was
supported by the Memphis chapter of the Ku Klux Klan,\1\ was
elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1940, where he
was best known for cosponsoring the Federal-Aid Highway Act and
passing legislation to establish the Tennessee Valley
Authority.
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In 2007, Representative Steve Cohen and Representative
Marsha Blackburn secured the passage of legislation which
renamed the ``Clifford Davis Federal Building'' the ``Clifford
Davis and Odell Horton Federal Building''.
Judge Odell Horton, the first black federal judge and
assistant U.S. attorney in Tennessee was nominated by President
Carter and confirmed by the U.S. Senate in 1980. Prior to his
appointment, Judge Horton served in the Marines, earned a
bachelor's degree from Morehouse College in 1951 and a law
degree from Howard University in 1956, and served as an
assistant U.S. attorney from 1962 to 1967. Judge Horton retired
from the bench in 1997 and died in 2006.
H.R. 390, sponsored by the entire Tennessee delegation,
removes Congressman Clifford Davis's name from the federal
building at 167 North Main Street in Memphis, Tennessee.
HEARINGS
For the purposes of rule XIII, clause 3(c)6(A) of the 117th
Congress, no hearings were held on H.R. 390 in the 117th
Congress.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY AND CONSIDERATION
H.R. 390 was introduced in the House on January 21, 2021,
by Mr. Cohen and eight original cosponsors and referred to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Within the
Committee, H.R. 390 was referred to the Subcommittee on
Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency
Management.
The Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings,
and Emergency Management was discharged from further
consideration of H.R. 390 on March 24, 2021.
The Full Committee considered H.R. 390 on March 24, 2021,
and ordered the measure to be reported to the House with a
favorable recommendation, by voice vote.
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.
No record votes were requested during consideration of H.R.
390.
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
With respect to the requirements 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 and with respect
to requirements 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 requested
but not received a cost estimate for this bill from the
Director of Congressional Budget Office. The Committee has
requested but not received from the Director of the
Congressional Budget Office a statement as to whether this bill
contains any new budget authority, spending authority, credit
authority, or an increase or decrease in revenues or tax
expenditures. The Chairman of the Committee shall cause such
estimate and statement to be printed in the Congressional
Record upon its receipt by the Committee.
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, a cost
estimate provided by the Congressional Budget Office pursuant
to section 402 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 was not
made available to the Committee in time for the filing of this
report. The Chairman of the Committee shall cause such estimate
to be printed in the Congressional Record upon its receipt by
the Committee.
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 H.R. 390 is to redesignate
the federal building at 167 North Main Street in Memphis,
Tennessee, (currently known as the Clifford Davis and Odell
Horton Federal Building) as the Odell Horton Federal Building.
DUPLICATION OF FEDERAL PROGRAMS
Pursuant to clause 3(c)(5) of rule XIII of the Rules of the
House of Representatives, the Committee finds that no provision
of H.R. 390 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.
CONGRESSIONAL EARMARKS, LIMITED TAX BENEFITS, AND LIMITED TARIFF
BENEFITS
In compliance with clause 9 of rule XXI of the Rules of the
House of Representatives, this bill, as reported, contains no
congressional earmarks, limited tax benefits, or limited tariff
benefits as defined in clause 9(e), 9(f), or 9(g) of the rule
XXI.
FEDERAL MANDATES STATEMENT
An estimate of federal mandates prepared by the Director of
the Congressional Budget Office pursuant to section 423 of the
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act was not made available to the
Committee in time for the filing of this report. The Chairman
of the Committee shall cause such estimate to be printed in the
Congressional Record upon its receipt by the Committee.
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 finds that H.R. 390 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 were created by this
legislation.
APPLICABILITY TO 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 THE LEGISLATION
Section 1. Redesignation
This section provides that the federal building located at
167 North Main Street in Memphis, Tennessee, commonly known as
the ``Clifford Davis and Odell Horton Federal Building'', shall
be redesignated as the ``Odell Horton Federal Building''.
Sec. 2. References
This section provides 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 one shall
be deemed to be a reference to the ``Odell Horton Federal
Building''.
CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW MADE BY THE BILL, AS REPORTED
As reported by the Committee, H.R. 390 makes no changes in
existing law.
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