[House Report 113-232]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
113th Congress Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1st Session 113-232
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PAUL BROWN UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE
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September 27, 2013.--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. 185]
[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]
The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to whom
was referred the bill (H.R. 185) to designate the United States
courthouse located at 101 East Pecan Street in Sherman, Texas,
as the ``Paul Brown 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..................................... 2
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
H.R. 185 would designate the United States courthouse
located at 101 East Pecan Street in Sherman, Texas, as the
``Paul Brown United States Courthouse''.
BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION
H.R. 185 would designate the United States courthouse
located at 101 East Pecan Street in Sherman, Texas, as the
``Paul Brown United States Courthouse''.
Judge Paul Brown (1926-2012) was born in Denison, Texas on
Oct. 4, 1926. During World War II, he enlisted in the United
States Navy. Upon receiving an honorable discharge in 1946 he
returned to the University of Texas. He received his J.D. in
1950 from the University of Texas School of Law.
In 1950, Judge Brown entered law practice in Sherman,
Texas. In 1953, he received an appointment as an Assistant
United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas. In
1959, Judge Brown was nominated by President Eisenhower to
serve as United States Attorney in Tyler, Texas where he served
until 1961. In 1985 he was appointed by President Ronald Reagan
to serve as District Judge for the Eastern District of Texas.
In 2001, he became a senior judge until his death in 2012.
HEARINGS
No hearings were held on H.R. 185.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY AND CONSIDERATION
On January 4, 2013, Representative Ralph M. Hall (R-TX)
introduced H.R. 185, a bill to designate the United States
courthouse located at 101 East Pecan Street in Sherman, Texas,
as the ``Paul Brown United States Courthouse''.
On July 18, 2013, the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure met in open session and 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 H.R. 185 or ordering the measure
reported. A motion to order H.R. 185 reported favorably to the
House was agreed to by voice vote with a quorum present.
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
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 H.R. 185 from the
Director of the Congressional Budget Office:
U.S. Congress,
Congressional Budget Office,
Washington, DC, July 23, 2013.
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
18, 2013:
H.R. 185, a bill to designate the United States
courthouse located at 101 East Pecan Street in Sherman,
Texas, as the ``Paul Brown United States Courthouse'';
H.R. 579, a bill to designate the United States
courthouse located at 501 East Court Street in Jackson,
Mississippi, as the ``R. Jess Brown United States
Courthouse''; and
H.R. 2251, a bill to designate the United States
courthouse and federal building located at 118 South
Mill Street, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, as the
``Edward J. Devitt United States Courthouse and Federal
Building.''
CBO estimates that enacting those pieces of legislation
would have no significant impact on the federal budget and
would not affect direct spending or revenues; therefore, pay-
as-you-go procedures do 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.
If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be
pleased to provide them. The CBO staff contacts are Maggie
Morrissey and Matthew Pickford.
Sincerely,
Douglas W. Elmendorf,
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 101 East
Pecan Street in Sherman, Texas, as the ``Paul Brown 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(j) of H. Res. 5, 113th Cong. (2013),
the Committee finds that no provision of H.R. 185 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(k) of H. Res. 5, 113th Cong. (2013),
the Committee estimates that enacting H.R. 185 does not
specifically direct the completion of any specific rule makings
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 H.R. 185 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. Designation
Section 1 designates the United States courthouse located
at 101 East Pecan Street in Sherman, Texas, as the ``Paul Brown
United States Courthouse''.
Section 2. References
Section 2 deems any reference in a law, map, regulation,
document, paper, or other record of the United States to the
United States courthouse referred to in section 1 as a
reference to the ``Paul Brown United States Courthouse''.
CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW MADE BY THE BILL, AS REPORTED
H.R. 185 makes no changes in existing law.