[House Report 114-248]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
114th Congress } { Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1st Session } { 114-248
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WILLIAM J. HOLLOWAY, JR. UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE
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September 8, 2015.--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 S. 261]
[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]
The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to whom
was referred the bill (S. 261) to designate the United States
courthouse located at 200 NW 4th Street in Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma, as the ``William J. Holloway, Jr. United States
Courthouse'', having considered the same, report favorably
thereon without amendment and recommend that the bill do pass.
CONTENTS
Page
Purpose of Legislation........................................... 2
Background and Need for Legislation.............................. 2
Hearings......................................................... 2
Legislative History and Consideration............................ 2
Committee Votes.................................................. 2
Committee Oversight Findings..................................... 3
New Budget Authority and Tax Expenditures........................ 3
Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate........................ 3
Performance Goals and Objectives................................. 3
Advisory of Earmarks............................................. 4
Duplication of Federal Programs.................................. 4
Disclosure of Directed Rule Makings.............................. 4
Federal Mandate Statement........................................ 4
Preemption Clarification......................................... 4
Advisory Committee Statement..................................... 4
Applicability of Legislative Branch.............................. 4
Section-by-Section Analysis of Legislation....................... 5
Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported............ 5
PURPOSE OF LEGISLATION
S. 261 designates the United States Courthouse located at
200 NW 4th Street in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, as the ``William
J. Holloway, Jr. United States Courthouse''.
BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION
S. 261 would designate the United States Courthouse located
at 200 NW 4th Street in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, as the
``William J. Holloway, Jr. United States Courthouse''.
Judge William J. Holloway, Jr. served for more than 45
years on the federal appellate bench, becoming the longest
sitting judge on the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals. Judge
Holloway was born in Hugo, Oklahoma and served in the United
States Army during World War II. Following his service in the
United States Army, he received his undergraduate degree from
the University of Oklahoma and a LL.B. from Harvard Law School.
Judge Holloway served as an Attorney in the General
Litigation Section, Claims Division, of the U.S. Department of
Justice in Washington, D.C. and was in the private practice of
law before being appointed to the Tenth Circuit Court of
Appeals by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1968.
He authored over 900 opinions and served as the courts
chief judge from 1984 to 1991. Judge Holloway took senior
status in 1992 and served until his death in 2014.
HEARINGS
No hearings were held on S. 261.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY AND CONSIDERATION
On January 27, 2015, Senator James M. Inhofe (R-OK)
introduced S. 261, a bill to designate the United States
courthouse located at 200 NW 4th Street in Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma, as the ``William J. Holloway, Jr. United States
Courthouse''. On May 4, 2015, the Senate Committee on
Environment and Public Works reported S. 261 without amendment.
On May 21, 2015, S. 261 passed the Senate by Unanimous Consent.
On May 22, 2015, the bill was received in the House of
Representatives and referred to the Committee on Transportation
and Infrastructure.
On July 23, 2015, the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure met in open session. The Committee ordered the
bill reported favorably to the House by voice vote with a
quorum present.
COMMITTEE 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 record votes taken in connection
with consideration of S. 261.
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
Committees 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 S. 261 from the
Director of the Congressional Budget Office:
U.S. Congress,
Congressional Budget Office,
Washington, DC, July 28, 2015.
Hon. Bill Shuster,
Chairman, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure,
House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Chairman: The Congressional Budget Office has
reviewed the following legislation ordered reported by the
House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on July
23, 2015:
H.R. 2954, a bill to designate the federal
building located at 617 Walnut Street in Helena,
Arkansas, as the ``Jacob Trieber Federal Building,
United States Post Office, and United States Court
House''; and
S. 261, an act to designate the United
States courthouse located at 200 NW 4th Street in
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, as the ``William J. Holloway,
Jr. United States Courthouse.''
CBO estimates that enacting those pieces of legislation
would have no significant effect on the federal budget and
would not affect direct spending or revenues; therefore, pay-
as-you-go procedures do not apply.
The pieces of legislation 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.
If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be
pleased to provide them. The CBO staff contact is Matthew
Pickford.
Sincerely,
Robert A. Sunshine
(For Keith Hall, Director).
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 located at 200 NW 4th
Street in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, as the ``William J.
Holloway, Jr. 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.
DUPLICATION OF FEDERAL PROGRAMS
Pursuant to section 3(g) of H. Res. 5, 114th Cong. (2015),
the Committee finds that no provision of S. 261 establishes or
reauthorizes a program of the federal government known to be
duplicative of another federal program, a program that was
included in any report from the Government Accountability
Office to Congress pursuant to section 21 of Public Law 111-
139, or a program related to a program identified in the most
recent Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance.
DISCLOSURE OF DIRECTED RULE MAKINGS
Pursuant to section 3(i) of H. Res. 5, 114th Cong. (2015),
the Committee finds that enacting S. 261 does not direct the
completion of a specific rule making within the meaning of
section 551 of title 5, United States Code.
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 (Public Law 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 S. 261 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 (Public Law
104-1).
SECTION-BY-SECTION ANALYSIS OF LEGISLATION
Section 1. William J. Holloway, Jr. United States Courthouse
Section 1(a) designates the United States courthouse
located at 200 NW 4th Street in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, as the
``William J. Holloway, Jr. United States Courthouse''.
Section 1(b) deems 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
subsection (a) as a reference to the ``William J. Holloway, Jr.
United States Courthouse''.
CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW MADE BY THE BILL, AS REPORTED
S. 261 makes no changes in existing law.
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