[House Report 118-503]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]


118th Congress }                                             { Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 2d Session    }                                             { 118-503

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     TO DESIGNATE THE UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE LOCATED AT 350 W. 
       1ST STREET, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, AS THE ``FELICITAS AND 
       GONZALO MENDEZ UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE''

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May 14, 2024.--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. 5754]

      [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

    The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to whom 
was referred the bill (H.R. 5754) to designate the United 
States courthouse located at 350 W. 1st Street, Los Angeles, 
California, as the ``Felicitas and Gonzalo Mendez 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.................     2
New Budget Authority and Tax Expenditures........................     3
Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate........................     3
Performance Goals and Objectives.................................     3
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. Designation.......................................     4
    Section 2. References........................................     4
Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported............     5 














                         PURPOSE OF LEGISLATION

    The purpose of H.R. 5754 is to designate the United States 
courthouse located at 350 W. 1st Street, Los Angeles, 
California, as the ``Felicitas and Gonzalo Mendez United States 
Courthouse''.

                  BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION

    Felicitas and Gonzalo Mendez are known for their role in 
the civil rights movement, specifically their leadership in the 
1946 Federal court case Mendez v. Westminster. This case 
resulted in the desegregation of the public schools in 
California and served as a legal precedent for the landmark 
Brown v. Board of Education United States Supreme Court 
case.\1\
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    \1\Melissa Hurtado, Unveiling Justice: The Mendez Family's Fight 
for Education Equality and Lasting Legacy, National Park Service, 
(Sept. 13, 2023), available at https://www.nps.gov/
articles/000/unveiling-justice-the-mendez-family-s-fight-for-education-
equality-and-lasting-legacy. htm.
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    Gonzalo Mendez passed away on April 19, 1964, and Felicitas 
Mendez passed away on April 12, 1998.\2\
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    \2\Id.
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                                HEARINGS

    No hearings were held on H.R. 5754.

                 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY AND CONSIDERATION

    H.R. 5754, ``To designate the United States courthouse 
located at 350 W. 1st Street, Los Angeles, California, as the 
`Felicitas and Gonzalo Mendez United States Courthouse','' was 
introduced in the United States House of Representatives on 
September 27, 2023, by Representative Jimmy Gomez of California 
and referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure. Within the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure, H.R. 5754 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. 5754 on November 15, 2023.
    The Committee considered H.R. 5754 on November 15, 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 recorded votes were taken during consideration of H.R. 
5754.

            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. 5754 from the 
Director of the Congressional Budget Office:

[GRAPHIC(S) NOT AVAILABLE IN TIFF FORMAT]


    H.R. 5754 would designate the United States courthouse 
located at 350 W. 1st Street, Los Angeles, California, as the 
``Felicitas and Gonzalo Mendez United States Courthouse.''
    CBO estimates that naming the facility would have no 
significant cost. Any spending would be subject to the 
availability of appropriated funds.
    The CBO staff contact for this estimate is Matthew 
Pickford. The estimate was reviewed by H. Samuel Papenfuss, 
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 United States courthouse located at 350 W. 1st 
Street, Los Angeles, California, as the ``Felicitas and Gonzalo 
Mendez 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. 5754 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. 5754 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. Designation

    This section designates the United States courthouse 
located at 350 W. 1st Street, Los Angeles, California, as the 
``Felicitas and Gonzalo Mendez United States Courthouse''.

Section 2. References

    This section deems any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
document, paper, or other record of the United States to the 
United States courthouse located at 350 W. 1st Street, Los 
Angeles, California shall be a reference to the ``Felicitas and 
Gonzalo Mendez United States Courthouse''.

         CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW MADE BY THE BILL, AS REPORTED

    As reported by the Committee, H.R. 5754 makes no changes in 
existing law.

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