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110th Congress Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2d Session 110-823
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THEODORE ROOSEVELT UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE
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September 8, 2008.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed
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Mr. Oberstar, from the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure,
submitted the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany S. 2837]
[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]
The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to whom
was referred the bill (S. 2837) to designate the United States
courthouse located at 225 Cadman Plaza East, Brooklyn, New
York, as the ``Theodore Roosevelt United States Courthouse'',
having considered the same, report favorably thereon without
amendment and recommend that the bill do pass.
PURPOSE OF THE LEGISLATION
S. 2837 designates the United States Courthouse located at
225 Cadman Plaza East, Brooklyn, New York, as the ``Theodore
Roosevelt United States Courthouse''.
BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION
Theodore Roosevelt was born in New York, New York, on
October 27, 1858. In 1880, he graduated magna cum laude from
Harvard College. After graduating from Harvard, he briefly
studied at Columbia Law School before being elected to the New
York State Assembly in 1882, at the age of 23. He served in the
Assembly for two years, before President Benjamin Harrison
appointed him as a member of the United States Civil Service
Commission. In 1895, he resigned from the Commission and became
President of the New York Board of Police Commissioners. In
1897, President William McKinley appointed him Assistant
Secretary of the Navy, where he served for a little more than a
year. At the beginning of the Spanish-American War, he left his
post as Assistant Secretary to raise a volunteer cavalry
regiment for the United States Army. During the Spanish
American War, Roosevelt served as Colonel of his regiment,
known as ``Roosevelt's Rough Riders''.
In 1898, Roosevelt was elected as the Governor of New York
but left office after two years to run for Vice President of
the United States, on a ticket headed by William McKinley.
President McKinley won the election of 1900 but was
assassinated on September 6, 1901. On September 14, 1901, at
the age of 42, Roosevelt took the oath of office and became the
26th President of the United States. At that time, he was the
youngest person to ever hold the Presidency.
President Roosevelt was elected to a second term in 1904.
During his two terms in office, President Roosevelt's list of
achievements include facilitating and ensuring the construction
of the Panama Canal, establishing the Department of Commerce
and the Department of Labor, signing the Elkins Anti-rebate Act
for railroads, and greatly advancing environmental conservation
efforts by providing Federal protection for close to 230
million acres of land. He was also awarded the Nobel Peace
Prize in 1906, for his work in ending the Russo-Japanese War.
In 1919, at the age of 60, Roosevelt passed away in Oyster
Bay, New York.
SUMMARY OF THE LEGISLATION
Section 1. Theodore Roosevelt United States Courthouse
Section 1 (a) designates the United States Courthouse
located at 225 Cadman Plaza East, Brooklyn, New York as the
``Theodore Roosevelt United States Courthouse''.
Section 1(b) ensures that any reference in a law, map,
regulation, document paper, or other record of the United
States to the United States courthouse reference in subsection
(a) be a reference to the Theodore Roosevelt United States
Courthouse.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY AND COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION
On April 9, 2008, Senator Charles E. Schumer introduced S.
2837.
On June 4, 2008, the Committee on Environment and Public
Works of the Senate reported S. 2837 favorably to the Senate.
On June 24, 2008, the Senate passed S. 2837 by unanimous
consent.
On July 31, 2008, the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure met in open session to consider S. 2837. The
Committee ordered the bill reported favorably to the House by
voice vote with a quorum present.
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 consideration
of S. 2837 or ordering the bill reported. A motion to order S.
2837 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.
COST OF LEGISLATION
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.
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
308(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the Committee
references the report of the Congressional Budget Office
included in the report.
2. With respect to the requirement of clause 3(c)(4) of
rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the
performance goals and objectives of this legislation are to
designate the United States courthouse located at 225 Cadman
Plaza East, Brooklyn, New York, as the ``Theodore Roosevelt
United States Courthouse''.
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 enclosed cost estimate for S. 2837
from the Director of the Congressional Budget Office:
U.S. Congress,
Congressional Budget Office,
Washington, DC, August 1, 2008.
Hon. James L. Oberstar,
Chairman, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House of
Representatives, Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Chairman: The Congressional Budget Office has
reviewed the following legislation as ordered reported by the
House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on July
31, 2008:
<bullet> H.R. 4131, a bill to designate a portion of
California State Route 91 located in Los Angeles
County, California, as the ``Juanita Millender-McDonald
Highway'';
<bullet> S. 2403, an act to designate the United
States courthouse, located in the 700 block of East
Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia, as the ``Spottswood
W. Robinson III and Robert R. Merhige Jr. United States
Courthouse'';
<bullet> S. 3009, an act to designate the Federal
Bureau of Investigation building under construction in
Omaha, Nebraska, as thc ``J. James Exon Federal Bureau
of Investigation Building''; and
<bullet> S. 2837, an act to designate the United
States courthouse located at 225 Cadman Plaza East,
Brooklyn, New York, as the ``Theodore Roosevelt United
States Courthouse.''
CBO estimates that enactment of those pieces of legislation
would have no significant impact on the federal budget and
would not affect direct spending or revenues. Those 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 contact is Matthew
Pickford.
Sincerely,
Peter A. Fontaine
(For Peter R. Orszag, Director.)
COMPLIANCE WITH HOUSE RULE XXI
Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XXI of the Rules of the House
of Representatives, S. 2837 does not contain any congressional
earmarks, limited tax benefits, or limited tariff benefits as
defined in clause 9(d), 9(e), or 9(f) of rule XXI of the Rules
of the House of Representatives.
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.
FEDERAL MANDATES 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. 2837 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 TO THE 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).
CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW MADE BY THE BILL, AS REPORTED
S. 2837 makes no changes in existing law.
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