H. Rept. 114-772 - R.E. THOMASON FEDERAL BUILDING AND UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE114th Congress (2015-2016)
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114th Congress } { Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2d Session } { 114-772
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R.E. THOMASON FEDERAL BUILDING AND UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE
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September 20, 2016.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed
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Mr. Shuster, from the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure,
submitted the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany H.R. 5873]
[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]
The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to whom
was referred the bill (H.R. 5873) to designate the Federal
building and United States courthouse located at 511 East San
Antonio Avenue in El Paso, Texas, as the ``R.E. Thomason
Federal Building and United States Courthouse'', having
considered the same, report favorably thereon without amendment
and recommend 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..................................... 2
New Budget Authority and Tax Expenditures........................ 3
Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate........................ 3
Performance Goals and Objectives................................. 3
Advisory of Earmarks............................................. 4
Duplication of Federal Programs.................................. 4
Disclosure of Directed Rule Makings.............................. 4
Federal Mandate Statement........................................ 4
Preemption Clarification......................................... 4
Advisory Committee Statement..................................... 4
Applicability of Legislative Branch.............................. 4
Section-by-Section Analysis of Legislation....................... 5
Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported............ 5
PURPOSE OF LEGISLATION
H.R. 5873 designates the Federal building and United States
courthouse located at 511 East San Antonio Avenue in El Paso,
Texas, as the ``R.E. Thomason Federal Building and United
States Courthouse''.
BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION
H.R. 5873 designates the Federal building and United States
courthouse located at 511 East San Antonio Avenue in El Paso,
Texas, as the ``R.E. Thomason Federal Building and United
States Courthouse''.
The Honorable Robert Ewing Thomason served as a judge on
the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas from
1947 until his death in 1973. He was nominated to the bench by
President Harry S. Truman. Prior to his appointment, he served
as a United States Representative from the state of Texas from
1931 to 1947. Prior to that, he was Mayor of El Paso, Texas.
Judge Thomason also served as a Texas state representative from
1917 to 1921 and as Speaker from 1920 to 1921.
Earlier in his career, he was in the private practice of
law and served as District Attorney for Cooke County, Texas.
He received his bachelor's degree from Southwestern
University and his law degree from the University of Texas
School of Law.
HEARINGS
No hearings were held on H.R. 5873.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY AND CONSIDERATION
On July 14, 2016, Representative Beto O'Rourke (D-TX)
introduced H.R. 5873, a bill to designate the Federal building
and United States courthouse located at 511 East San Antonio
Avenue in El Paso, Texas, as the ``R.E. Thomason Federal
Building and United States Courthouse''.
On September 14, 2016 the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure met in open session. The Committee ordered the
bill reported favorably to the House by voice vote with a
quorum present.
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. There were no record votes taken in connection
with consideration of H.R. 5873.
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.
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. 5873 from the
Director of the Congressional Budget Office:
U.S. Congress,
Congressional Budget Office,
Washington, DC, September 16, 2016.
Hon. Bill Shuster,
Chairman, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure,
House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Chairman: The Congressional Budget Office has
reviewed the following bills ordered reported by the House
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on September 14,
2016:
H.R. 5011, a bill to designate the Federal
building and United States courthouse located at 300
Fannin Street in Shreveport, Louisiana, as the ``Tom
Stagg United States Courthouse''; and
H.R. 5873, a bill to designate the Federal
building and United States courthouse located at 511
East San Antonio Avenue in El Paso, Texas, as the
``R.E. Thomason Federal Building and United States
Courthouse.''
CBO estimates that enacting the bills would have no
significant effect on the federal budget and would not affect
direct spending or revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go
procedures do not apply.
CBO also estimates that enacting the bills would not
increase net direct spending or on-budget deficits in any of
the four consecutive 10-year periods beginning in 2027.
The 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,
Keith Hall,
Director.
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 511 East San Antonio Avenue in El Paso, Texas, as
the ``R.E. Thomason Federal Building and United States
Courthouse''.
ADVISORY OF EARMARKS
Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XXI of the Rules of the House
of Representatives, the Committee is required to include a list
of congressional earmarks, limited tax benefits, or limited
tariff benefits as defined in clause 9(e), 9(f), and 9(g) of
rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives. No
provision in the bill includes an earmark, limited tax benefit,
or limited tariff benefit under clause 9(e), 9(f), or 9(g) of
rule XXI.
DUPLICATION OF FEDERAL PROGRAMS
Pursuant to section 3(g) of H. Res. 5, 114th Cong. (2015),
the Committee finds that no provision of H.R. 5873 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.
DISCLOSURE OF DIRECTED RULE MAKINGS
Pursuant to section 3(i) of H. Res. 5, 114th Cong. (2015),
the Committee finds that enacting H.R. 5873 does not direct the
completion of a specific rule making within the meaning of
section 551 of title 5, United States Code.
FEDERAL MANDATE 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. 5873 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 OF 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 LEGISLATION, AS AMENDED
Section 1. Designation
Section 1 designates the Federal building and United States
courthouse located at 511 East San Antonio Avenue in El Paso,
Texas, as the ``R.E. Thomason Federal Building and United
States Courthouse''.
Section 2. References
Section 2 deems any reference in a law, map, regulation,
document, paper, or other record of the United States to the
Federal building referred to in subsection (a) as a reference
to the ``R.E. Thomason Federal Building and United States
Courthouse''.
CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW MADE BY THE BILL, AS REPORTED
H.R. 5873 makes no changes in existing law.
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