[House Report 106-540]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
106th Congress Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2d Session 106-540
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E. ROSS ADAIR FEDERAL BUILDING AND UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE
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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.R. 2412]
[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]
The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to whom
was referred the bill (H.R. 2412) to designate the Federal
building and United States courthouse located at 1300 South
Harrison Street in Fort Wayne, Indiana, as the ``E. Ross Adair
Federal Building and United States Courthouse'', having
considered the same, report favorably thereon without amendment
and recommend that the bill do pass.
Edwin Ross Adair was born on December 14, 1907. He
graduated from Albion High School in Noble County, Indiana and
continued his education at Hillsdale College in Michigan. He
went on to study law at George Washington University Law Center
and was admitted to the Indiana Bar in 1933.
Adair volunteered to serve as lieutenant in World War II
and was awarded battle stars for Normandy, Northern France,
Ardennes, Rhine and Central European campaigns. After the war
Adair returned to Indiana to continue his law practice and
later served as Allen County Probate Commissioner.
In 1951, Adair began his 20-year term in the U.S. House of
Representatives. He was an active member on the Veterans
Affairs Committee and Committee on Committees and was the
Ranking Member on the House Foreign Affairs Committee. After
leaving Congress, President Nixon appointed Adair U.S.
Ambassador to Ethiopia, a post he held until 1974.
Adair received honorary Doctor of Laws degrees from the
Indiana Institute of Technology and Indiana University. He was
a member of the Southgate Masonic Lodge, Forest Park United
Methodist Church, Scottish Rite Cathedral, and Mizpah Temple.
In 1966, Adair received the 33rd Degree, the highest honor in
Scottish Rite. E. Ross Adair died in 1983.
This is a fitting honor to a dedicated public servant.
COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION
On March 16, 2000, the Committee met in open session and
ordered reported H.R. 2412, designating the Federal building
located at 1300 Harrison Street in Fort Wayne, Indiana as the
``E. Ross Adair Federal Building and United States
Courthouse,'' 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.R. 2412.
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.
2412 reported. A motion by Mr. Franks to order H.R. 2412
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. 2412.
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.
2412 from the Director of the Congressional Budget Office.
U.S. Congress,
Congressional Budget Office,
Washington, DC, March 20, 2000.
Hon. Bud Shuster,
Chairman, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, U.S. House of
Representatives, Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Chairman: The Congressional Budget Office has
reviewed the following bills, which were ordered reported by
the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on
March 16, 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 bills 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. The bills reviewed are:
H.R. 938, a bill to designate the federal building
located at 290 Broadway in New York, New York, as the
``Ronald H. Brown Federal Building;''
H.R. 1279, a bill to designate the federal building
and United States courthouse located at 236 Sharkey
Street in Clarksdale, Mississippi, as the ``Aaron E.
Henry Federal Building and United States Courthouse;''
H.R. 1605, a bill to designate the federal building
and United States courthouse located at 402 North
Walnut Street in Harrison, Arkansas, as the ``J. Smith
Henley Federal Building and United States Courthouse;''
and
H.R. 2412, a bill to designate the federal building
and United States courthouse located at 1300 South
Harrison Street in Fort Wayne, Indiana, as the ``E.
Ross Adair Federal Building and 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, who can be reached at 226-2860.
Sincerely,
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.