H. Rept. 112-42 - GEORGE H. W. BUSH AND GEORGE W. BUSH UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE AND GEORGE MAHON FEDERAL BUILDING | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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112th Congress                                                   Report                         HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES  1st Session                                                     112-42  ======================================================================        GEORGE H. W. BUSH AND GEORGE W. BUSH UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE AND                       GEORGE MAHON FEDERAL BUILDING                                  _______                                      March 29, 2011.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be                                  printed                                  _______                                     Mr. Mica, from the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure,                          submitted the following                                R E P O R T                          [To accompany H.R. 362]        [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]      The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to whom  was referred the bill (H.R. 362) to redesignate the Federal  building and United States Courthouse located at 200 East Wall  Street in Midland, Texas, as the ``George H. W. Bush and George  W. Bush United States Courthouse and George Mahon Federal  Building'', having considered the same, report favorably  thereon without amendment and recommend that the bill do pass.                                  CONTENTS                                                                     Page Purpose of Legislation...........................................     1 Background and Need for Legislation..............................     2 Summary of Legislation...........................................     3 Legislative History and Consideration............................     3 Hearings.........................................................     3 Committee Votes..................................................     3 Committee Oversight Findings.....................................     3 New Budget Authority and Tax Expenditures........................     3 Performance Goals and Objectives.................................     4 Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate........................     4 Advisory of Earmarks.............................................     4 Federal Mandate Statement........................................     4 Preemption Clarification.........................................     5 Advisory Committee Statement.....................................     5 Applicability of Legislative Branch..............................     5 Changes in Existing Law made by the Bill, as Reported............     5                           PURPOSE OF LEGISLATION      H.R. 362 would re-designate the Federal building and United  States Courthouse located at 200 East Wall Street in Midland,  Texas, as the ``George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush United  States Courthouse and George Mahon Federal Building.''                    BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION      The Federal building and United States Courthouse in  Midland, Texas, is currently named the George Mahon Federal  Building. H.R. 362 would add the names of the former  presidents, George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush, to the Federal  building and United States courthouse at 200 East Wall Street  in Midland, Texas. The bill commemorates the many years of  public service by the 41st and 43rd Presidents of the United  States--George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush.  George H.W. Bush      President George H.W. Bush was born in Milton,  Massachusetts. Upon turning 18, he enlisted in the armed forces  and was the youngest pilot in the Navy when he received his  wings. He served in the Navy during World War II from 1942 to  1945. While serving in the Navy, he flew 58 combat missions.  For his bravery, he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.     After returning from World War II, George H.W. Bush  completed college at Yale University and then relocated with  his family to west Texas where he began his career in the  private sector. Later, he served two terms in the U.S. House of  Representatives for the 7th congressional district of Texas  from 1966 to 1970. Following his two terms in Congress, he  served as Ambassador to the United Nations (1971-73), Chairman  of the Republican National Committee (1973-74), Chief of the  U.S. Liaison Office in China (1974-76), and Director of the  Central Intelligence Agency (1976-81).     In 1981, Bush was elected as Vice President to President  Ronald Reagan and served in that capacity for two terms. In  1988, Bush was elected the 41st President of the United States  and served as President until 1993. In 2011, President George  H.W. Bush was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by  President Barack Obama, the award being the highest civilian  honor for ``an especially meritorious contribution to the  security or national interests of the United States, world  peace, cultural or other significant public or private  endeavors.''\1\ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------     \1\Statement of The White House issued November 17, 2010. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------  George W. Bush      In 2000, the son of George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush,  followed in his father's footsteps when he was elected as the  43rd President of the United States, after serving six years as  the Governor of Texas. And, in 2004, he was elected to a second  term.     George W. Bush was born in New Haven, Connecticut. In 1948,  his family moved to Midland, Texas. He received a bachelor's  degree in history from Yale University and a Master of Business  Administration from Harvard Business School. George W. Bush  also served as a pilot in the Texas Air National Guard. After  receiving his degree from Harvard, he returned to Midland and  began a career in the private sector. Later, he purchased the  Texas Rangers baseball franchise, with a group of partners. In  1994, he was elected the 46th Governor of Texas and became the  first Governor in Texas history to be elected to consecutive 4- year terms when he was re-elected in 1998.                           SUMMARY OF LEGISLATION  Section 1. Redesignation      This section provides that the Federal building and United  States Courthouse located at 200 East Wall Street in Midland,  Texas, be re-designated as the ``George H. W. Bush and George  W. Bush United States Courthouse and George Mahon Federal  Building.''  Section 2. Reference      This section provides that any references in law, map,  regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United  States that refers to the building identified in Section 1 be  deemed to refer to the ``George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush  United States Courthouse and George Mahon Federal Building.''                   LEGISLATIVE HISTORY AND CONSIDERATION      On January 20, 2011, Representative K. Michael Conaway  introduced H.R. 362, a bill to re-designate the Federal  building and United States Courthouse located at 200 East Wall  Street in Midland, Texas, as the ``George H. W. Bush and George  W. Bush United States Courthouse and George Mahon Federal  Building.'' On February 16, 2011, the Committee on  Transportation and Infrastructure met in open session, and  ordered the bill reported favorably to the House by voice vote  with a quorum present.                                  HEARINGS      No hearings were held on H.R. 362.                              COMMITTEE 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 record votes taken in connection with consideration of  H.R. 362, or ordering the bill reported. A motion to order H.R.  362 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)(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.                      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 re- designate the Federal building and United States Courthouse  located at 200 East Wall Street in Midland, Texas, as the  ``George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush United States Courthouse  and George Mahon Federal Building.''                 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. 362 from the  Director of the Congressional Budget Office:                                       U.S. Congress,                                Congressional Budget Office,                                  Washington, DC, February 17, 2011. Hon. John L. Mica, Chairman, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House of Representatives, Washington, DC.     Dear Mr. Chairman: The Congressional Budget Office has  reviewed H.R. 362, a bill to redesignate the Federal building  and United States Courthouse located at 200 East Wall Street in  Midland, Texas, as the ``George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush  United States Courthouse and George Mahon Federal Building,''  as ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation  and Infrastructure on February 16, 2011.     CBO estimates that enacting this legislation would have no  significant impact on the federal budget and would not affect  direct spending or revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go  procedures do not apply. 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 W. Elmendorf.                            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.                         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'' (P.L. 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. 362 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 (P.L. 104-1).           CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW MADE BY THE BILL, AS REPORTED      H.R. 362 makes no changes in existing law.