[House Report 110-46]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
110th Congress Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1st Session 110-46
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TO DESIGNATE THE FEDERAL BUILDING LOCATED AT 210 WALNUT STREET IN DES
MOINES, IOWA, AS THE ``NEAL SMITH FEDERAL BUILDING''
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March 12, 2007.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed
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Mr. Oberstar, from the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure,
submitted the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany H.R. 1045]
[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]
The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to whom
was referred the bill (H.R. 1045) to designate the Federal
building located at 210 Walnut Street in Des Moines, Iowa, as
the ``Neal Smith Federal Building'', having considered the
same, report favorably thereon without amendment and recommend
that the bill do pass.
PURPOSE OF THE LEGISLATION
H.R. 1045 designates the Federal building located at 210
Walnut Street, Des Moines, Iowa as the Neal Smith Federal
Building.
BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION
Neal Smith was born on March 23, 1920, in his grandparents'
home near Hedrick, Keokuk County, Iowa. He served in the United
States House of Representatives from 1959 until 1995, the
longest serving Member of the House of Representatives from
Iowa. Congressman Smith is a World War II veteran, having
served in the United States Army Air Force as a bomber pilot.
His plane was shot down during combat and he received a Purple
Heart, nine Battle Stars, and the Air Medal with four oak leaf
clusters.
He received his undergraduate training at the University of
Missouri and Syracuse University. In 1950, he received his law
degree from Drake University.
Neal Smith is one of Iowa's most respected and
distinguished elected officials. His interests, while in
Congress, were varied but he especially focused on agriculture,
small business, and the environment. He became a champion for
those issue areas and authored legislation establishing the
Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the Federal Meat, Poultry
and Egg Inspection Acts, and Small Business Development
Centers.
He also sponsored legislation to authorize construction of
the Big Creek and Rathbun Dams. Further, he was instrumental in
creating the Red Rock Watershed Conservation District and a
National Wildlife Refuge, which was named in his honor. In the
1980s, Smith was especially active in helping jump start Iowa's
stagnant economy. In 1996, Smith published his autobiography,
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington: From Eisenhower to Clinton.
It is most fitting and proper to honor the long,
distinguished civic career of Congressman Neal Smith with this
designation.
SUMMARY OF THE LEGISLATION
Section 1. Designation
Section 1 designates the Federal building located at 210
Walnut Street, Des Moines, Iowa, as the ``Neal Smith Federal
Building''.
Section 2. References
Section two states that any reference in a law, map,
regulation, document, paper or other record of the United
States to the Federal building referenced in section one shall
be deemed to be a reference to the Neal Smith Federal Building.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY AND COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION
On March 1, 2007, the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure met in open session and ordered H.R. 1045
reported favorably to the House by voice vote.
RECORD 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 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. There
were no recorded votes taken in connection with ordering H.R.
1045 reported. A motion to order H.R. 1045 reported favorably
to the House was agreed to by voice vote with a quorum present.
COMMITTEE OVERSIGHT FINDINGS
With respect to the requirements of clause 3(c)(I) 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 in the report.
2. With respect to the requirement of clause 3(c)(4) of
rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the
performance goals and objective of this legislation are to
designate the Federal building located at 210 Walnut Street,
Des Moines, Iowa, as the Neal Smith Federal Building.
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 enclosed cost estimate for H.R. 1045
from the Director of the Congressional Budget Office:
U.S. Congress,
Congressional Budget Office,
Washington, DC, March 5, 2007.
Hon. James L. Oberstar,
Chairman, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure,
House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Chairman: The Congressional Budget Office has
reviewed the following bills as ordered reported by the House
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on March 1,
2007:
H.R. 753, a bill to redesignate the federal
building located at 167 North Main Street in Memphis,
Tennessee, as the ``Clifford Davis and Odell Horton
Federal Building'';
H.R. 1045, a bill to designate the federal
building located at 210 Walnut Street in Des Moines,
Iowa, as the ``Neal Smith Federal Building'';
H.R. 1019, a bill to designate the United
States customhouse building located at 31 Gonzalez
Clemente Avenue in Mayaguiez, Puerto Rico, as the
``Rafael Martinez Nadal United States Customhouse
Building'';
H.R. 735, a bill to designate the federal
building under construction at 799 First Avenue in New
York, New York, as the ``Ronald H. Brown United States
Mission to the United Nations Building''; and
H.R. 1138, a bill to designate the federal
building and United States courthouse located at 306
East Main Street in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, as
the ``J. Herbert W. Small Federal Building and United
States Courthouse.''
CBO estimates that enactment of these bills would have no
significant impact on the federal budget and would not affect
direct spending or revenues. These bills 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,
Peter R. Orszag,
Director.
COMPLIANCE WITH HOUSE RULE XXI
Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XXI of the Rules of the House
of Representatives, H.R. 1045 does not contain any
congressional earmarks, limited tax benefits, or limited tariff
benefits as defined in clause 9(d), 9(e), or 9(f) of rule XXI
of the Rules of the House of Representatives.
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 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 states that H.R. 1045 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. 1045 makes no changes in existing law.