[House Report 117-162]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
117th Congress } { Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1st Session } { 117-162
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NORMAN YOSHIO MINETA FEDERAL BUILDING
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November 1, 2021.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed
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Mr. DeFazio, from the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure,
submitted the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany H.R. 4679]
The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to whom
was referred the bill (H.R. 4679) to designate the Federal
building located at 1200 New Jersey Avenue Southeast in
Washington, DC, as the ``Norman Yoshio Mineta Federal
Building'', having considered the same, reports favorably
thereon without amendment and recommends that the bill do pass.
CONTENTS
Page
Purpose of Legislation........................................... 1
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
Duplication of Federal Programs.................................. 3
Congressional Earmarks, Limited Tax Benefits, and Limited Tariff
Benefits....................................................... 4
Federal Mandates Statement...................................... 4
Preemption Clarification......................................... 4
Advisory Committee Statement..................................... 4
Applicability to Legislative Branch.............................. 4
Section-by-Section Analysis of the Legislation................... 4
Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported............ 4
PURPOSE OF LEGISLATION
The purpose of H.R. 4679 is to designate the Federal
building located at 1200 New Jersey Avenue Southeast in
Washington, D.C., as the ``Norman Yoshio Mineta Federal
Building''.
BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION
H.R. 4679 names the Department of Transportation (DOT)
headquarters building in Washington, D.C., after former
Congressman and Secretary of Transportation Norman Mineta.
Secretary Mineta has a long record of service to the
nation. For almost 30 years, Secretary Mineta represented San
Jose, California--first on the City Council, then as Mayor, and
then from 1975 to 1995 as a Member of Congress.
He served on the Committee on Transportation and Public
Works throughout his entire time in Congress. He chaired the
Subcommittee on Aviation and the Subcommittee on Surface
Transportation, and he chaired the full committee during the
103rd Congress.
He was a primary author of the Intermodal Surface
Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 which, as President
George H. W. Bush said during the signing ceremony, was ``the
most important transportation bill since President Eisenhower
started the Interstate System 35 years ago. ``This bill,'' said
President Bush, ``also means investment in America's economic
future, for an efficient transportation system is essential for
a productive and efficient economy. The future of American
transportation begins today.''\1\
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Secretary Mineta also served as President Bill Clinton's
Secretary of Commerce, and President George W. Bush's Secretary
of Transportation, where he was the longest-serving Secretary
of Transportation in U.S. history.
Following the terrorist acts of September 11, 2001,
Secretary Mineta guided the creation of the Transportation
Security Administration--an agency with more than 65,000
employees--the largest mobilization of a new federal agency
since World War II.
During World War II, he, along with his family, suffered
the grave injustice of being forcibly relocated and interned.
Despite this, he spent his career serving the nation.
HEARINGS
No hearings were to develop or consider H.R. 4679.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY AND CONSIDERATION
H.R. 4679 was introduced in the House on July 26, 2021, by
Mr. DeFazio and referred to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure. Within the Committee, H.R. 4679 was referred to
the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and
Emergency Management.
The Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings,
and Emergency Management was discharged from further
consideration of H.R. 4679 on July 28, 2021.
The Committee considered H.R. 4679 on July 28, 2021, and
ordered the measure to be reported to the House with a
favorable recommendation, by voice vote.
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.
No record votes were requested during consideration of H.R.
4679.
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
Committee's oversight findings and recommendations are
reflected in this report.
NEW BUDGET AUTHORITY AND TAX EXPENDITURES
With respect to the requirements 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 and with respect
to requirements 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 requested
but not received a cost estimate for this bill from the
Director of Congressional Budget Office. The Committee has
requested but not received from the Director of the
Congressional Budget Office a statement as to whether this bill
contains any new budget authority, spending authority, credit
authority, or an increase or decrease in revenues or tax
expenditures. The Chairman of the Committee shall cause such
estimate and statement to be printed in the Congressional
Record upon its receipt by the Committee.
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, a cost
estimate provided by the Congressional Budget Office pursuant
to section 402 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 was not
made available to the Committee in time for the filing of this
report. The Chairman of the Committee shall cause such estimate
to be printed in the Congressional Record upon its receipt by
the Committee.
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 Federal building located at 1200 New Jersey
Avenue Southeast in Washington, DC, as the ``Norman Yoshio
Mineta Federal Building''.
DUPLICATION OF FEDERAL PROGRAMS
Pursuant to clause 3(c)(5) of rule XIII of the Rules of the
House of Representatives, the Committee finds that no provision
of H.R. 4679 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.
CONGRESSIONAL EARMARKS, LIMITED TAX BENEFITS, AND LIMITED TARIFF
BENEFITS
In compliance with clause 9 of rule XXI of the Rules of the
House of Representatives, this bill, as reported, contains no
congressional earmarks, limited tax benefits, or limited tariff
benefits as defined in clause 9(e), 9(f), or 9(g) of the rule
XXI.
FEDERAL MANDATES STATEMENT
An estimate of federal mandates prepared by the Director of
the Congressional Budget Office pursuant to section 423 of the
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act was not made available to the
Committee in time for the filing of this report. The Chairman
of the Committee shall cause such estimate to be printed in the
Congressional Record upon its receipt by the Committee.
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 finds that H.R. 4679 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 were created by this
legislation.
APPLICABILITY TO 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 THE LEGISLATION
Section 1. Designation
This section provides that the Federal building located at
1200 New Jersey Avenue Southeast in Washington, D.C., shall be
known and designated as the ``Norman Yoshio Mineta Federal
Building''.
Section 2. References
The section clarifies that any reference in a law, map,
regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United
States to the Federal building referred to in section 1 shall
be deemed to be a reference to the ``Norman Yoshio Mineta
Federal Building''.
CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW MADE BY THE BILL, AS REPORTED
As reported by the Committee, H.R. 4679 makes no changes in
existing law.
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