[House Report 108-134]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
108th Congress Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1st Session 108-134
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DESIGNATION OF THE BIRCH BAYH FEDERAL BUILDING AND UNITED STATES
COURTHOUSE
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June 2, 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. 1082]
[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]
The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to whom
was referred the bill (H.R. 1082) to designate the federal
building and United States courthouse located at 46 East Ohio
Street in Indianapolis, Indiana, as the ``Birch Bayh Federal
Building and United States Courthouse'', 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 and United States courthouse located at 46 East Ohio
Street in Indianapolis, Indiana, as the ``Birch Bayh Federal
Building and United States Courthouse.''
BACKGROUND AND THE NEED FOR THE LEGISLATION
Senator Birch Evans Bayh, Jr. was born in Terre Haute,
Indiana on January 22, 1928. Upon his graduation from the
public schools of Terre Haute, Senator Bayh volunteered for and
served in the United States Army from 1946-1948. Upon his
return, he attended and graduated from Purdue University School
of Agriculture at Lafayette, Indiana in 1951. He also attended
Indiana State University at Terre Haute from 1952-1953.
In 1954, he was elected to the State House of
Representatives, serving as Minority Leader in 1957 and 1961
and as Speaker in 1959. During his tenure in the Indiana House
of Representatives, Senator Bayh also attended and graduated
from Indiana University School of Law and was admitted to the
Indiana bar in 1961.
In 1962, Senator Bayh was elected as a Democrat to the
United States Senate, and won re-election twice, serving from
January 3, 1963 to January 3, 1981. During his tenure he served
as the Chairman of the Select Committee on Intelligence, as
well as the Chairman of the Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee
on the Constitution, where he authored the 25th Amendment which
sets forth the order of Presidential succession, and the 26th
Amendment which lowers the voting age from 21 years to 18 years
of age.
Senator Bayh was a strong supporter of two pieces of
landmark legislation--the 1964 Civil Rights Act and the 1965
Voting Rights Act. He was a tireless champion of equal rights
for women, children, and minorities. He authored Title IX to
the Higher Education Act, which ensures equal opportunities for
women students and faculty.
Senator Bayh left the Senate in 1981 and returned to
private practice in Indiana and Washington, D.C.
SUMMARY OF THE LEGISLATION
Section 1. Designation
Section one designates the federal building located at 46
East Ohio Street in Indianapolis, Indiana, as the ``Birch Bayh
Federal Building and United States Courthouse.''
Section 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 and United States courthouse
located at 46 East Ohio Street in Indianapolis, Indiana, be
deemed a reference to the ``Birch Bayh Federal Building and
United States Courthouse.''
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY AND COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION
No hearings were held in conjunction with ordering reported
H.R. 1082.
On May 21, 2003, the Full Committee met in open session and
ordered reported H.R. 1082, a bill designating the federal
building located at 46 East Ohio Street in Indianapolis,
Indiana, as the ``Birch Bayh Federal Building and United States
Courthouse.'' 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. 1082 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.
1082.
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.
1082 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.
1082 from the Director of the Congressional Budget Office.
U.S. Congress,
Congressional Budget Office,
Washington, DC, May 22, 2003.
Hon. Don Young,
Chairman, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure,
House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Chairman: The Congressional Budget Office has
reviewed the following legislation, as ordered reported by the
House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on May 21,
2003:
S. 703, an act to designate the regional
headquarters building for the National Park Service under
construction in Omaha, Nebraska, as the ``Carl T. Curtis
National Park Service Midwest Regional Headquarters Building'';
and
H.R. 1082, a bill to designate the federal
building and United States courthouse located at 46 East Ohio
Street in Indianapolis, Indiana, as the ``Birch Bayh Federal
Building and United States Courthouse.''
CBO estimates that their enactment would have no
significant impact on the federal budget and would not affect
direct spending or revenues. These pieces of legislation
contain 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. 1082 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 BY THE BILL, AS REPORTED
H.R. 1082 makes no changes in existing law.