[House Report 106-63]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
106th Congress Report
1st Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 106-63
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AUTHORIZING THE USE OF THE EAST FRONT OF THE CAPITOL GROUNDS FOR
PERFORMANCES SPONSORED BY THE JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING
ARTS
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March 16, 1999.--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. 52]
[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]
The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to whom
was referred the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 52)
authorizing the use of the East Front of the Capitol Grounds
for performances sponsored by the John F. Kennedy Center for
the Performing Arts, having considered the same, report
favorably thereon without amendment and recommend that the
concurrent resolution be agreed to.
House Concurrent Resolution 52, authorizes the use of the
Capitol Grounds for the John F. Kennedy Center for the
Performing Arts Millennium Stage concerts scheduled for
Tuesdays and Thursdays between Memorial Day and September 30,
1999, or on such days 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 and the Capitol Police
Board to take such actions and prescribe such conditions as
necessary for carrying out the event in complete compliance
with the rules and regulations governing the use of the Capitol
Grounds. The events will be open to the public and free of
admission charge. In addition, sales, advertisements, and
solicitations are explicitly prohibited on the Capitol Grounds
for this event.
The concerts on the East Front Lawn of the Capitol will be
bi-weekly from 12 noon to 1:00 P.M. and provide local residents
and tourists visiting the Nation's Capitol the opportunity to
attend performances by a variety of music genres.
COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION
On March 11, 1999, the Committee met in open session and
ordered reported H. Con. Res. 52, to authorize the use of the
Capitol Grounds for Millennium Stage concerts, approved March
11, 1999, 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. 52.
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. 52 reported. A motion by Mr. Franks to order H. Con.
Res. 52 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. 52.
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. 52 from the Director of the Congressional Budget Office.
congressional budget office cost estimate
H. Con. Res. 52--Authorizing the use of the east front of the Capitol
grounds for performances sponsored by the John F. Kennedy
Center for the Performing Arts
H. Con. Res. 52 would authorize the John F. Kennedy Center
for the Performing Arts, in cooperation with the National Park
Serivce, to sponsor public performances on the east front of
the Captiol grounds at such dates and times as jointly approved
by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Senate
Committee on Rules and Administration. CBO estimates that
passage of H. Con. Res. 52 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 Robert A. Sunshine, 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.