[House Report 106-538]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
106th Congress Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2d Session 106-538
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AARON E. HENRY FEDERAL BUILDING AND UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE
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March 23, 2000.--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. 1279]
[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]
The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to whom
was referred the bill (H.R. 1279) to designate the Federal
building and United States post office located at 223 Sharkey
Street in Clarksdale, Mississippi, as the ``Aaron E. Henry
Federal Building and United States Post Office'', having
considered the same, report favorably thereon with amendments
and recommend that the bill as amended do pass.
The amendments are as follows:
Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert in lieu
thereof the following:
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The Federal building and United States courthouse located at 236
Sharkey Street in Clarksdale, Mississippi, shall be known and
designated as the ``Aaron E. Henry Federal Building and United States
Courthouse''.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other
record of the United States to the Federal building and United States
courthouse referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference
to the ``Aaron E. Henry Federal Building and United States
Courthouse''.
Amend the title so as to read:
A bill to designate the Federal building and United States
courthouse located at 236 Sharkey Street in Clarksdale,
Mississippi, as the ``Aaron E. Henry Federal Building and
United States Courthouse''.
Dr. Aaron E. Henry was a civil rights pioneer from the
State of Mississippi. He was born in Clarksdale, Mississippi in
1921, and attended public schools in Coahoma County. In 1943,
he joined the United States Army achieving the rank of Staff
Sergeant. Following his tour of duty, Dr. Henry attended Xavier
University in New Orleans, where he received his degree in
pharmacy. In 1950, he returned to Clarksdale to open a drug
store.
In 1953, Dr. Henry organized the Coahoma County Branch of
the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
(NAACP), and served as the state NAACP President from 1960
until 1993. He was instrumental, as chairman of the Mississippi
Freedom Democratic Party, in the creation of the integration of
political activity in Mississippi. He also participated in the
Freedom Rider Movement and in the Mississippi Freedom Summer's
non-violent campaigns of public protest that led to the passage
of the Public Accommodations sections of the Civil Rights Act
of 1964.
In 1979, Dr. Henry was elected to represent District 26 of
Coahoma County, in the Mississippi House of Representatives,
and returned to office in 1983 and 1987. Dr. Henry held
numerous positions in the political, educational and religious
communities, and excelled in all. He was a mentor, a
humanitarian, and a scholar, dedicated to his causes.
This designation is a fitting honor.
committee consideration
On March 16, 2000, the Committee met in open session and
ordered reported H.R. 1279, as amended, designating the Federal
building and United States courthouse located at 236 Sharkey
Street in Clarksdale, Mississippi as the ``Aaron E. Henry
Federal Building and United States Courthouse,'' approved March
15, 2000, by the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public
Buildings, Hazardous Materials and Pipeline Transportation, by
voice vote with a quorum present. There were no recorded votes
taken during Committee consideration of H.R. 1279, as amended.
record 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 recorded votes taken in connection
with ordering H.R. 1279, as amended, reported. A motion by Mr.
Franks to order H.R. 1279, as amended, favorably reported to
the House was agreed to by voice vote, a quorum being present.
cost of the legislation
Clause 3(d)(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
section 308(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the
Committee references the report of the Congressional Budget
Office 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 has received no report of oversight findings and
recommendations from the Committee on Government Reform on the
subject of H.R. 1279, as amended.
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.
1279, as amended, from the Director of the Congressional Budget
Office.
U.S. Congress,
Congressional Budget Office,
Washington, DC, March 20, 2000.
Hon. Bud Shuster,
Chairman, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, U.S. House of
Representatives, Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Chairman: The Congressional Budget Office has
reviewed the following bills, which were ordered reported by
the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on
March 16, 2000. CBO estimates that their enactment would have
no significant impact on the federal budget, and would not
affect direct spending or receipts; therefore, pay-as-you-go
procedures would not apply. 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. The bills reviewed are:
H.R. 938, a bill to designate the federal building
located at 290 Broadway in New York, New York, as the
``Ronald H. Brown Federal Building;''
H.R. 1279, a bill to designate the federal building
and United States courthouse located at 236 Sharkey
Street in Clarksdale, Mississippi, as the ``Aaron E.
Henry Federal Building and United States Courthouse;''
H.R. 1605, a bill to designate the federal building
and United States courthouse located at 402 North
Walnut Street in Harrison, Arkansas, as the ``J. Smith
Henley Federal Building and United States Courthouse;''
and
H.R. 2412, a bill to designate the federal building
and United States courthouse located at 1300 South
Harrison Street in Fort Wayne, Indiana, as the ``E.
Ross Adair Federal Building and United States
Courthouse.''
If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be
pleased to provide them. The CBO staff contact is John R.
Righter.
Sincerely,
Barry B. Anderson
(For Dan L. Crippin, 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.