[House Report 118-200]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]


118th Congress    }                                     {       Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session      }                                     {      118-200

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     HAROLD L. MURPHY FEDERAL BUILDING AND UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE

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 September 18, 2023.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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   Mr. Graves of Missouri, from the Committee on Transportation and 
                Infrastructure, submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                        [To accompany H.R. 532]

      [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

    The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to whom 
was referred the bill (H.R. 532) to designate the Federal 
building and United States courthouse located at 600 East First 
Street in Rome, Georgia, as the ``Harold L. Murphy 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...........................................     2
Background and Need for Legislation..............................     2
Hearings.........................................................     2
Legislative History and Consideration............................     2
Committee Votes..................................................     2
Committee Oversight Findings and Recommendations.................     3
New Budget Authority and Tax Expenditures........................     3
Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate........................     3
Performance Goals and Objectives.................................     4
Duplication of Federal Programs..................................     4
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
  Section 1. Findings............................................     4
  Section 2. Designations........................................     5
  Section 3. References..........................................     5
Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported............     5

                         PURPOSE OF LEGISLATION

    H.R. 532 designates the Federal building and United States 
courthouse located at 600 East First Street in Rome, Georgia, 
as the ``Harold L. Murphy Federal Building and United States 
Courthouse''.

                  BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION

    Judge Harold L. Murphy served his country on the Federal 
bench as a judge for the Northern District of Georgia, for 45 
years.
    He was born in Felton, Georgia, in 1927. He attended West 
Georgia College before serving in the United States Navy during 
World War II. Judge Murphy resumed his studies at the 
University of Mississippi and the University of Georgia School 
of Law, where he graduated in 1949. He began a law practice in 
Haralson County, Georgia, and was elected to the Georgia House 
of Representatives in 1950. Judge Murphy served five 
consecutive terms before stepping down in 1961, to focus on 
practicing law.
    In 1971, Judge Murphy was appointed by Governor Jimmy 
Carter to the Superior Court for the Tallapoosa Judicial 
Circuit. Following his election in 1976, President Carter 
nominated Judge Murphy to the United States District Court for 
the Northern District of Georgia. Judge Murphy was confirmed by 
the United States Senate on July 28, 1977.
    Judge Murphy worked until the age of 90, when he took 
senior judge status in the Northern District of Georgia. He 
continued to preside over cases until his death on December 28, 
2022.

                                HEARINGS

    No hearings were held on H.R. 532.

                 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY AND CONSIDERATION

    H.R. 532 was introduced in the United States House of 
Representatives on January 26, 2023, by Ms. Marjorie Taylor 
Greene of Georgia and referred to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure. Within the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure, H.R. 532 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. 532 on July 27, 2023.
    The Committee considered H.R. 532 on July 27, 2023, and 
ordered the measure to be reported to the House with a 
favorable recommendation, without amendment, 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. 
532.

            COMMITTEE OVERSIGHT FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

    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. 532 from the 
Director of the Congressional Budget Office:

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    H.R. 532 would designate the federal building and United 
States courthouse at 600 East First Street in Rome, Georgia, as 
the ``Harold L. Murphy Federal Building and United States 
Courthouse.''
    CBO estimates that naming the facilities would have no 
significant cost.
    The CBO staff contact for this estimate is Matthew 
Pickford. The estimate was reviewed by Christina Hawley 
Anthony, Deputy Director of Budget Analysis.

                                         Phillip L. Swagel,
                             Director, Congressional Budget Office.

                    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 600 East First Street in Rome, Georgia, as the 
``Harold L. Murphy Federal Building and United States 
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. 532 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

    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 finds that H.R. 532 does not 
preempt any state, local, or tribal law.

                      ADVISORY COMMITTEE STATEMENT

    No advisory committees within the definition of Section 
5(b) of the appendix to Title 5, United States Code, are 
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. Findings

    This section contains findings related to Judge Murphy's 
life, and his Federal service on the Bench.

Section 2. Designations

    This section designates the Federal building and United 
States Courthouse located at 600 East First Street in Rome, 
Georgia, as the ``Harold L. Murphy Federal Building and United 
States Courthouse''.

Section 3. References

    This section 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 
section 3 shall be a reference to the ``Harold L. Murphy 
Federal Building and United States Courthouse''.

         CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW MADE BY THE BILL, AS REPORTED

    As reported by the Committee, H.R. 532 makes no changes in 
existing law.

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