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110th Congress Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1st Session 110-17
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LYNDON BAINES JOHNSON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION BUILDING
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February 16, 2007.--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 H.R. 584]
[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]
The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to whom
was referred the bill (H.R. 584) to designate the headquarters
building of the Department of Education in Washington, DC, as
the Lyndon Baines Johnson Federal Building, having considered
the same, report favorably thereon with amendments and
recommend that the bill as amended do pass.
The amendments are as follows:
Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the
following:
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The Federal building located at 400 Maryland Avenue Southwest in
the District of Columbia shall be known and designated as the ``Lyndon
Baines Johnson Department of Education Building''.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in 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 ``Lyndon Baines
Johnson Department of Education Building''.
Amend the title so as to read:
A bill to designate the Federal building located at 400 Maryland
Avenue Southwest in the District of Columbia as the ``Lyndon Baines
Johnson Department of Education Building''.
PURPOSE OF THE LEGISLATION
H.R. 584 as amended designates the federal building located
at 400 Maryland Avenue Southwest in the District of Columbia as
the Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Building.
BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION
Lyndon Baines Johnson was one of the leading figures of the
20th century. This ``Teacher who became President'' served his
country in numerous, distinguished ways, including as Lt.
Commander in the U.S. Navy during World War II, as a Member of
both houses of Congress, as Vice President of the United
States, and as the 36th President of the United States.
Johnson was born on August 27, 1908, in Stonewall, Texas.
In 1927, he enrolled in Southwest Texas State Teachers College
at San Marcos, Texas (Texas State University-San Marcos). He
took a leave of absence for a year to serve as principal and
teach fifth, sixth, and seventh grades at Welhausen School, a
Mexican-American school in the South Texas town of Cotulla. He
graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in August 1930.
After graduation he taught at Pearsall High School in Pearsall,
Texas, and taught public speaking at Sam Houston High School in
Houston, Texas. In the spring of 1931, his debate team won the
district championship.
In a special election in 1937, Johnson won the U.S. House
of Representatives seat representing the 10th Congressional
District of Texas, defeating nine other candidates. He was re-
elected to a full term in the 76th Congress and to each
succeeding Congress until 1948.
After the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941,
Johnson became the first Member of Congress to volunteer for
active duty in the armed forces (U.S. Navy), reporting for
active duty on December 9, 1941. Johnson received the Silver
Star from General Douglas MacArthur for gallantry in action
during an aerial combat mission over hostile positions in New
Guinea on June 9, 1942. President Roosevelt ordered all Members
of Congress in the armed forces to return to their offices, and
Johnson was released from active duty on July 16, 1942.
In 1948, after a campaign in which he traveled by
``newfangled'' helicopter all over the state, Johnson won the
primary by 87 votes and earned the nickname ``Landslide
Lyndon'', and in the general election was elected to the U.S.
Senate. He was elected Minority Leader of the Senate in 1953
and Majority Leader in 1955. He served in the U.S. Senate until
he resigned to become Vice President in January 1961.
Lyndon Johnson became the 36th President of the United
States on November 22, 1963, after the assassination of
President John F. Kennedy.
During his administration, education was one of the many
areas where President Johnson blazed new ground. He pursued
numerous education initiatives, and signed many landmark
education bills into law.
In 1963, President Johnson approved the Higher Education
Facilities Act (P.L. 88-204) which authorized a five-year
program of federal grants and loans for construction or
improvement of public and private higher education academic
facilities. This legislation was the largest education program
enacted by Congress since the National Defense Education Act of
1958, and it was the first broad education bill enacted in the
post-World War II period that was not tied to national defense.
In 1964, Johnson signed the Library Services Act (P.L. 88-
269) to make high quality public libraries more accessible to
both urban and rural residents. The funds made available under
this Act were used to construct as well as operate libraries,
and to extend this program to cities as well as rural areas.
Later that year, President Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act
(P.L. 88-352), which among its landmark provisions authorized
federal authorities to sue for the desegregation of schools and
to withhold federal funds from education institutions that
practiced segregation.
In 1965, President Johnson signed the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act (P.L. 89-10) at the former Junction
Elementary School in Stonewall, Texas, where he first attended
school. Sitting beside him as he signed the bill was his first
teacher, Mrs. Kathryn Deadrich Loney. This legislation was the
first general aid-to-education program ever adopted by
Congress, and it provided programs to help educate
disadvantaged children in urban and rural areas. Later that
year, he also signed the Higher Education Act (P.L. 89-329),
which was the first program approved by the U.S. Congress for
scholarships to undergraduate students.
Johnson launched Project Head Start, as an eight-week
summer program in 1965, to help break the cycle of poverty by
providing pre-school children from low-income families with a
comprehensive program to meet their emotional, social, health,
nutritional, and psychological needs. Recruiting children from
ages three to school-entry age, Head Start was enthusiastically
received by education and child development specialists,
community leaders, and parents across the nation. Currently,
Head Start continues to serve children and their families each
year in urban and rural areas in all 50 States, the District of
Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Territories, as well as
many migrant children.
In 1966, President Johnson signed the International
Education Act (P.L. 89-698), which promoted international
studies at U.S. colleges and universities.
In 1968, he signed the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act Amendments of 1967 (P.L. 90-247), establishing bilingual
education programs for non-English speaking children, and
providing more funds for special education for disabled
children. Later that year, he also signed the Handicapped
Children's Early Education Assistance Act (P.L. 90-538), which
authorized experimental programs for disabled children of pre-
school age.
After leaving office, Lyndon Johnson continued his
involvement in education and taught students while he wrote his
memoirs and pursued other academic endeavors.
Lyndon Baines Johnson died January 22, 1973.
Lyndon Baines Johnson will be remembered not only as a
great President and Member of Congress, but also as a champion
for education. Thus, it is very appropriate that the
headquarters building of the Department of Education located at
400 Maryland Avenue Southwest in the District of Columbia be
designated as the ``Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of
Education Building''.
SUMMARY OF THE LEGISLATION
Section 1. Designation
Section 1 designates the federal building located at 400
Maryland Avenue Southwest in the District of Columbia as the
Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Building.
Section 2. References
Section 2 states any reference in law, map, regulation,
document, paper, or other record of the United States to the
federal building located at 400 Maryland Avenue, Southwest,
District of Columbia shall be deemed to be a reference to the
Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Building.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY AND COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION
In the 108th Congress, Representative Green introduced H.R.
3462 on November 6, 2003, and it was referred to the Committee
on Transportation and Infrastructure. In the 109th Congress,
H.R. 4252 was introduced on November 8, 2005, and was referred
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
On January 19, 2007, Representative Green introduced H.R.
584 and it was referred to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
On February 6, 2007, the Subcommittee on Economic
Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management met in
open session and recommended H.R. 584 favorably to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure by voice vote.
On February 7, 2007, the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure met in open session and adopted an amendment in
the nature of a substitute to H.R. 584 by voice vote. The
amendment inserted the correct title of the building. The
Committee ordered the bill, as amended, reported favorably to
the House by voice vote.
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.
584 reported. A motion to order H.R. 584, as amended, 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)(I) 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 objective of this legislation is to
designate the federal building located at 400 Maryland Avenue,
Southwest, District of Columbia as the Lyndon Baines Johnson
Department of Education Building.
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 H.R. 584
from the Director of the Congressional Budget Office.
U.S. Congress,
Congressional Budget Office,
Washington, DC, February 8, 2007.
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 bills as ordered reported by the House
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on February 7,
2007:
<bullet> H.R. 584, a bill to designate the Federal
building located at 400 Maryland Avenue Southwest in
the District of Columbia, as the ``Lyndon Baines
Johnson Department of Education Building'';
<bullet> H.R. 544, a bill to designate the United
States courthouse at South Federal Place in Santa Fe,
New Mexico, as the ``Santiago E. Campos United States
Courthouse'';
<bullet> H.R. 478, a bill to designate the Federal
building and United States courthouse located at 101
Barr Street in Lexington, Kentucky, as the ``Scott Reed
Federal Building and United States Courthouse'';
<bullet> H.R. 430, a bill to designate the United
States bankruptcy courthouse located at 271 Cadman
Plaza East, Brooklyn, New York, as the ``Conrad B.
Duberstein United States Bankruptcy Courthouse'';
<bullet> H.R. 429, a bill to designate the United
States courthouse located at 225 L Cadman Plaza East,
Brooklyn, New York, as the ``Hugh L. Carey United
States Courthouse'';
H.R. 399, a bill to designate the United States
courthouse to be constructed in Jackson, Mississippi,
as the ``R. Jess Brown United States Courthouse''; and
H.R. 342, a bill to designate the United States
courthouse located at 555 Independence Street in Cape
Girardeau, Missouri, as the ``Rush Hudson Limbaugh,
Sr.'' United States Courthouse.''
CBO estimates that enactment of these bills would have no
significant impact on the federal budget and would not affect
direct spending or revenues. These 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 R. Orszag,
Director.
COMPLIANCE WITH HOUSE RULE XXI
Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XXI of the Rules of the House
of Representatives, H.R. 584 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 H.R. 584 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
H.R. 584 makes no changes in existing law.
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