[House Report 108-30]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
108th Congress Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1st Session 108-30
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DESIGNATION OF TED WEISS FEDERAL BUILDING
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March 10, 2003.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed
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Mr. Young of Alaska, from the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure, submitted the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany H.R. 145]
[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]
The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to whom
was referred the bill (H.R. 145) to designate the Federal
building located at 290 Broadway in New York, New York, as the
``Ted Weiss Federal Building'', having considered the same,
report favorably thereon without amendment and recommend that
the bill do pass.
PURPOSE OF THE LEGISLATION
The purpose of this legislation is to designate the Federal
building located at 290 Broadway in New York, New York, as the
``Ted Weiss Federal Building.''
BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR THE LEGISLATION
Ted Weiss was born in Gava, Hungary, on September 17, 1927.
At the age of 11, to escape persecution by the Nazi regime, Ted
Weiss and his family took passage on one of the last passenger
ships to leave Hamburg, Germany in 1938. The Weiss family
settled in the United States, and in 1946, Ted Weiss graduated
from Hoffman High School in South Amboy, New Jersey. Upon his
graduation, Ted Weiss joined the United States Army. After one
year in the Army, Ted Weiss enrolled at Syracuse University,
where he earned a Bachelor's Degree in 1951 and a Law Degree in
1952.
Ted Weiss became a naturalized United States Citizen and
was admitted to the practice of law in 1953. From 1955 to 1959,
Ted Weiss served as an Assistant District Attorney for New York
City. From 1959 to 1976, he was in private practice in New York
City. At the same time, he served on the New York City Council
from 1962 to 1977. In 1976, Congressman Weiss was elected to
the U.S. House of Representatives to serve in the 95th and for
each of the seven succeeding Congresses.
While in Congress he received numerous awards and
recognition for his legislative efforts, including the Consumer
Federation of America's Public Service Award and the NAACP's
National Legislative Award. He was a member of the Banking,
Finance and Urban Affairs; Foreign Affairs; and Government
Operations Committees, as well as the Select Committee on
Children, Youth, and Families and Advisory Commission on
Intergovernmental Relations. Congressman Weiss passed away on
September 4, 1992.
SUMMARY OF THE LEGISLATION
Section 1. Designation
Section One designates the Federal building located at 290
Broadway in New York, New York, as the ``Ted Weiss Federal
Building''.
Sec. 2. References
This section clarifies that any reference in a law, map,
regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United
States to the Federal building located at 290 Broadway in New
York, New York, be deemed a reference to the ``Ted Weiss
Federal Building''.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY AND COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION
No hearings were held in conjunction with ordering reported
H.R. 145.
On February 26, 2003, the Full Committee met in open
session and ordered reported H.R. 145, a bill designating the
Federal building located at 290 Broadway in New York, New York
as the ``Ted Weiss Federal Building.'' The bill was discharged
from the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings
and Emergency Management and a motion by Mr. LaTourette to
order H.R. 145 favorably reported to the House was agreed to by
the Full Committee unanimously, by voice vote with a quorum
present. There were no recorded votes taken during Committee
consideration of H.R. 145.
ROLLCALL VOTES
Clause 3(b) of rule XIII of the House of Representatives
requires each committee report to include the total number of
votes cast for and against on each rollcall 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 recorded votes taken in connection with ordering H.R.
145 favorably reported.
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.
COST OF LEGISLATION
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.
COMPLIANCE WITH HOUSE RULE XIII
1. With respect to the requirement of clause 3(c)(2) of
rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, and
308(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the Committee
references the report of the Congressional Budget Office
included below.
2. With respect to the requirement of clause 3(c)(4) of
rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the
Committee advises that the bill contains no measure that
authorizes funding, so no statement of general performance and
objectives for which any measure authorizes funding is
required.
3. 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 following cost estimate for H.R. 145
from the Director of the Congressional Budget Office.
U.S. Congress,
Congressional Budget Office,
Washington, DC, March 7, 2003.
Hon. Don Young,
Chairman, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure,
House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Chairman: The Congressional Budget Office has
reviewed H.R. 145, a bill to designate the federal building
located at 290 Broadway in New York, New York, as the ``Ted
Weiss Federal Building,'' as ordered reported by the House
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on February 26,
2003.
CBO estimates that enactment of this bill would have no
significant impact on the federal budget, and would not affect
direct spending or revenues. The bill contains no
intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act and would impose no costs on
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,
Douglas Holtz-Eakin,
Director.
CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY STATEMENT
Pursuant to clause (3)(d)(1) of rule XIII of the Rules of
the House of Representatives, committee reports on a bill or
joint resolution of a public character shall include a
statement citing the specific powers granted to the Congress in
the Constitution to enact the measure. The Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure finds that Congress has the
authority to enact this measure pursuant to its powers granted
under article I, section 8 of the Constitution.
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 1994
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. 145 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 TO THE 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).
CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW MADE THE BILL, AS REPORTED
H.R. 145 makes no changes in existing law.