[House Report 117-161]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]


117th Congress     }                                  {       Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session       }                                  {       117-161

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TO DESIGNATE THE FEDERAL BUILDING AND UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE LOCATED 
AT 1125 CHAPLINE STREET IN WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA, AS THE ``FREDERICK 
     P. STAMP, JR. FEDERAL BUILDING AND UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE''

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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. 4660]

    The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to whom 
was referred the bill (H.R. 4660) to designate the Federal 
Building and United States Courthouse located at 1125 Chapline 
Street in Wheeling, West Virginia, as the ``Frederick P. Stamp, 
Jr. Federal Building and United States Courthouse'', having 
considered the same, reports favorably thereon without 
amendment and recommends 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
Duplication of Federal Programs..................................     3
Congressional Earmarks, Limited Tax Benefits, and Limited Tariff 
  Benefits.......................................................     3
Federal Mandates Statement.......................................     3
Preemption Clarification.........................................     3
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

    H.R. 4660 designates the Federal building located at 1125 
Chapline Street in Wheeling, West Virginia, as the ``Frederick 
P. Stamp, Jr. Federal Building and Courthouse''.

                  BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION

    Judge Stamp was nominated by President George H.W. Bush and 
confirmed by the Senate in 1990 to the U.S. District Court for 
the Northern District of West Virginia. He served as Chief 
Judge from 1994 to 2001 and assumed senior status in 2006. 
Judge Stamp received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Washington 
and Lee University, and a law degree from the University of 
Virginia. He served as a private in the United States Army from 
1959 to 1960, and as a First Lieutenant in the United States 
Army Reserves from 1960 to 1967. Judge Stamp was in private 
practice in Wheeling from 1960 to 1990.

                                HEARINGS

    No hearings were used to develop or consider H.R. 4660.

                 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY AND CONSIDERATION

    H.R. 4660 was introduced in the House on July 22, 2021, by 
Mr. McKinley and referred to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure. Within the Committee, H.R. 4660 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. 4660 on July 28, 2021.
    The Committee considered H.R. 4660 on July 28, 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. 
4660.

                      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 this legislation is to 
designate the Federal building located at 1125 Chapline Street 
in Wheeling, West Virginia, as the ``Frederick P. Stamp, Jr. 
Federal Building and Courthouse''.

                    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. 4660 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. 4660 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. Designation

    This section provides that the Federal building and United 
States courthouse located at 1125 Chapline Street in Wheeling, 
West Virginia, shall be known and designated as the ``Frederick 
P. Stamp, Jr. Federal building and United States Courthouse''.

Sec. 2. References

    This section clarifies that any reference in 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 ``Frederick P. Stamp, Jr. Federal Building and United 
States Courthouse''.

         CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW MADE BY THE BILL, AS REPORTED

    As reported by the Committee, H.R. 4660 makes no changes in 
existing law.

                                  
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