[House Report 106-542]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
106th Congress Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2d Session 106-542
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AUTHORIZING THE USE OF THE CAPITOL GROUNDS FOR THE 200TH BIRTHDAY
CELEBRATION OF THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
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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. Con. Res. 279]
[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]
The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to whom
was referred the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 279)
authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the 200th
birthday celebration of the Library of Congress, having
considered the same, report favorably thereon without amendment
and recommend that the concurrent resolution be agreed to.
House Concurrent Resolution 279, authorizes the use of the
Capitol Grounds for the 200th birthday celebration of the
Library of Congress to be held on April 24, 2000. 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 event will be open to the public and
free of admission charge. In addition, sales, advertisements,
displays, and solicitations are explicitly prohibited on the
Capitol Grounds for this event.
The Library of Congress's birthday celebration includes a
free concert, open to the public, between noon and 1:30 p.m.
The concert will be held on the West Front Plaza of the
Jefferson Building facing the United States Capitol. First
Street between Independence Avenue and East Capitol Street will
be closed so the concert can be viewed from the East Front of
the Capitol.
COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION
On March 16, 2000, the Committee met in open session and
ordered reported H. Con. Res. 279, to authorize the use of the
Capitol Grounds for the Library of Congress's 200th birthday
celebration, 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. Con. Res. 279.
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. 279 reported. A motion by Mr. Franks to order H. Con.
Res. 279 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. 279.
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. 279 from the Director of the Congressional Budget Office.
CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE
H. Con. Res. 279--Authorizing the use of the Capitol grounds for the
200th birthday celebration of the Library of Congress
H. Con. Res. 279 would authorize the Library of Congress to
use the Capitol grounds on April 24, 2000, or on such other
date as the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the
Senate Committee on Rules and Administration may jointly
designate. CBO estimates that passage of H. Con. Res. 279 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 Peter H. Fontaine, 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.