[House Report 106-541]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
106th Congress Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2d Session 106-541
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AUTHORIZING THE USE OF THE CAPITOL GROUNDS FOR THE 19TH ANNUAL NATIONAL
PEACE OFFICERS' MEMORIAL SERVICE
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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. Con. Res. 278]
[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]
The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to whom
was referred the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 278)
authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the 19th Annual
National Peace Officers' Memorial Service, having considered
the same, report favorably thereon without amendment and
recommend that the concurrent resolution be agreed to.
House Concurrent Resolution 278, authorizes the use of the
Capitol Grounds for the 19th Annual National Peace Officers'
Memorial Service, scheduled for May 15, 2000, or on such other
date as the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the
Senate Committee on Rules and Administration may jointly
designate. The resolution also authorizes the Architect of the
Capitol, the Capitol Police Board, and the National Fraternal
Order of Police, the sponsor, to negotiate the necessary
arrangements for carrying out the event in complete compliance
with the rules and regulations governing the use of the Capitol
Grounds. The event will be open to the public and free of
charge; and the sponsor will assume responsibility for all
expenses and liabilities related to the event. In addition,
sales, advertisements, displays and solicitations are
explicitly prohibited on the Capitol Grounds for this event.
The service is in honor of federal, state and local law
enforcement officers killed in the line of duty in 1999. The
United States Capitol Police will be the hosting law
enforcement agency for this event.
Committee Consideration
On March 16, 2000, the Committee met in open session and
ordered reported H. Con. Res. 278, to authorize the use of the
Capitol Grounds for the Peace Officers' Memorial Service,
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.
Con. Res. 278.
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.
Con. Res. 278, reported. A motion by Mr. Franks to order H.
Con. Res. 278, 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. Con. Res. 278.
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. Con.
Res. 278, from the Director of the Congressional Budget Office.
congressional budget office cost estimate
H. Con. Res. 278--Authorizing the use of the Capitol grounds for the
19th Annual National Peace Officers' Memorial Service
H. Con. Res. 278 would authorize the National Fraternal
Order of Police to use the Capitol grounds on May 15, 2000, or
on such other date as the Speaker of the House of
Representatives and the Senate Committee on Rules and
Administration may jointly designate. Because it would require
that the sponsors assume responsibility for all expenses and
liabilities associated with the event, CBO estimates that
passage of H. Con. Res. 278 would result in no significant cost
to the federal government.
The CBO staff contact for this estimate is John R. Righter.
The estimate was approved by Peter H. Fontaine, Deputy
Assistant Director for Budget Analysis.
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.