[House Report 112-456]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
112th Congress Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2d Session 112-456
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ROBERT H. JACKSON UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE
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April 27, 2012.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed
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Mr. Mica, from the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure,
submitted the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany H.R. 3556]
[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]
The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to whom
was referred the bill (H.R. 3556) to designate the new United
States courthouse in Buffalo, New York, as the ``Robert H.
Jackson United States Courthouse'', 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........................................... 2
Legislative History and Consideration............................ 2
Hearings......................................................... 2
Committee Votes.................................................. 3
Committee Oversight Findings..................................... 3
New Budget Authority and Tax Expenditures........................ 3
Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate........................ 3
Performance Goals and Objectives................................. 4
Advisory of Earmarks............................................. 4
Federal Mandate Statement........................................ 4
Preemption Clarification......................................... 4
Advisory Committee Statement..................................... 4
Applicability of Legislative Branch.............................. 4
Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported............ 4
PURPOSE OF LEGISLATION
H.R. 3556 designates the new United States courthouse in
Buffalo, New York, as the ``Robert H. Jackson United States
Courthouse''.
BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION
H.R. 3556 designates the new United States courthouse in
Buffalo, New York, as the ``Robert H. Jackson United States
Courthouse''.
Justice Jackson was born on February 13, 1892 in
Pennsylvania and was raised in Frewsburg, New York. He did not
attend college but attended the Albany School of Law for one
year and apprenticed in a law firm. At the age of 21, he was
admitted to the New York Bar and joined a law practice in
Jamestown, New York. He later moved to practice in Buffalo
where he also served as city corporation counsel.
In 1934, President Franklin D. Roosevelt designated him as
general counsel at the Internal Revenue Service. Subsequently,
he served as the U.S. Solicitor General and the U.S. Attorney
General. And, in 1941, President Roosevelt nominated him as an
associate justice on the U.S. Supreme Court where he served
until his death in 1954.
In 1945, President Harry S. Truman appointed Justice
Jackson as the chief prosecutor for the United States in the
Nuremberg trials of Nazi war criminals. Before his death,
Justice Jackson participated in the unanimous decision in the
desegregation case of Brown v. Board of Education in 1954.
SUMMARY OF LEGISLATION
Section 1. Designation
Section 1 designates the United States courthouse at 2
Niagara Square, Buffalo, New York as the ``Robert H. Jackson
United States Courthouse''.
Sec. 2. References
Section 2 indicates that any reference in a law, map,
regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United
States to the United States courthouse referred to in section 1
shall be deemed to be a reference to the ``Robert H. Jackson
United States Courthouse''.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY AND CONSIDERATION
On December 2, 2011, Representative Brian Higgins
introduced H.R. 3556, along with 29 co-sponsors, a bill to
designate the United States courthouse at 2 Niagara Square,
Buffalo, New York as the ``Robert H. Jackson United States
Courthouse''.
On March 1, 2012, the Subcommittee on Economic Development,
Public Buildings, and Emergency Management met in open session
and ordered the bill reported to the full Committee by voice
vote with a quorum present.
On March 8, 2012, 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. 3556.
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. 3556, or ordering the bill reported. A motion to order
H.R. 3556 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.
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. 3556 from the
Director of the Congressional Budget Office:
U.S. Congress,
Congressional Budget Office,
Washington, DC, March 16, 2012 .
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. 3556, a bill to designate the new United States
Courthouse located at 2 Niagara Square in Buffalo, New York, as
the ``Robert H. Jackson United States Courthouse,'' as ordered
reported by the House Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure on March 8, 2012.
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.
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 United States courthouse at 2 Niagara Square,
Buffalo, New York as the ``Robert H. Jackson 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.
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. 3556 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. 3556 makes no changes in existing law.