[House Report 106-551]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
106th Congress Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2d Session 106-551
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FRANK J. BATTISTI AND NATHANIEL R. JONES FEDERAL BUILDING AND UNITED
STATES COURTHOUSE
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March 29, 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. 1359]
[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]
The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to whom
was referred the bill (H.R. 1359) to designate the Federal
building and United States courthouse to be constructed at 10
East Commerce Street in Youngstown, Ohio, as the ``Frank J.
Battisti and Nathaniel R. Jones Federal Building and United
States Courthouse'', having considered the same, report
favorably thereon without amendment and recommend that the bill
do pass.
Frank J. Battisti and Nathaniel R. Jones were both natives
of Youngstown, Ohio. Judge Battisti was born in Youngstown on
October 4, 1922. He received his BA degree from Ohio University
in 1947 and his JD degree from Harvard University Law School in
1950. After being admitted to the Ohio Bar in 1950, Judge
Battisti served as Assistant Attorney General for Ohio. He was
later elected Judge of the Common Pleas Court of Mahoning
County, Ohio. In 1961, Battisti was appointed to the United
States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. He
became Chief Judge in 1969. In addition to serving on the
Federal bench, Judge Battisti was a law instructor at
Youngstown State University. He retired in 1994 and died later
that year.
Nathaniel R. Jones was born in Youngstown, Ohio on May 13,
1926 and attended public schools. He served in the United
States Army Air Corps during World War II. He returned from the
war and attended Youngstown State University where he received
his BA and law degrees. He was admitted to the Ohio Bar in
1957. From 1956 until 1959 Judge Jones was the Executive
Director of the Fair Employment Practices Commission of the
City of Youngstown. Judge Jones was later appointed Assistant
U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio. He served in
that capacity until his appointment in 1967 to serve as
Assistant General Counsel to President Johnson's National
Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders. In 1969, Judge Jones
served as the NAACP's General Counsel until 1979. In 1979 Judge
Jones was appointed to the United States Court of Appeals for
the Sixth Circuit and assumed senior status in 1995.
This bill is a fitting honor to two dedicated public
servants.
committee consideration
On March 23, 2000, the Committee met in open session and
ordered reported H.R. 1359, designating the Federal building
and United States courthouse under construction in Youngstown,
Ohio as the ``Frank J. Battisti and Nathaniel R. Jones Federal
Building and United States Courthouse,'' approved March 22,
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. 1359.
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.R.
1359 reported. A motion by Mr. Franks to order H.R. 1359
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. 1359.
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.
1359 from the Director of the Congressional Budget Office.
U.S. Congress,
Congressional Budget Office,
Washington, DC, March 29, 2000.
Hon. Bud Shuster,
Chairman, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House of
Representatives, Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Chairman: The Congressional Budget Office has
reviewed the following legislation, which was ordered reported
by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on
March 23, 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 legislation 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. The bills reviewed are:
H.R. 1359, a bill to designate the federal building,
and United States courthouse to be constructed at 10
East Commerce Street in Youngstown, Ohio, as the
``Frank J. Battisti and Nathaniel R. Jones Federal
Building and United States Courthouse''; and
S. 1567, an act to designate the United States
courthouse located at 223 Broad Street in Albany,
Georgia, as the ``C.B. King 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.
Sincerly,
Barry B. Anderson
(For Dan L. Crippen, 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.