[House Report 113-611]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
113th Congress Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2d Session 113-611
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JOSEPH F. WEIS JR. UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE
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November 12, 2014.--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. 5146]
[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]
The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to whom
was referred the bill (H.R. 5146) to designate the United
States courthouse located at 700 Grant Street in Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania, as the ``Joseph F. Weis Jr. 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........................ 2
Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate........................ 3
Performance Goals and Objectives................................. 3
Advisory of Earmarks............................................. 3
Duplication of Federal Programs.................................. 3
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....................... 4
Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported............ 4
PURPOSE OF LEGISLATION
H.R. 5146 designates the United States courthouse located
at 700 Grant Street in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as the
``Joseph F. Weis Jr. United States Courthouse''.
BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION
Joseph F. Weis Jr. served as a federal judge on the United
States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit from 1973 until
assuming senior status in 1988 and served in that capacity
until his death in 2014. Prior to his appointment to the U.S.
Court of Appeals, Judge Weis was appointed to the United States
District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania from
1970 to 1973. He was appointed to both judgeships by President
Richard Nixon, and was confirmed by the Senate. Prior to his
appointment to the federal bench, he served as a judge on the
Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County and was in the
private practice of law. He attended Duquesne University and
the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. Judge Weis served
as a captain in the U.S. Army during the Second World War, and
is interred in Arlington National Cemetery.
HEARINGS
No hearings were held on H.R. 5146.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY AND CONSIDERATION
On July 17, 2014, Representative Michael Doyle (D-PA)
introduced H.R. 5146, a bill to designate the United States
courthouse located at 700 Grant Street in Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania, as the ``Joseph F. Weis Jr. United States
Courthouse''.
On September 17, 2014, the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure met in open session. The Committee 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. 5146 or ordering the measure
reported. A motion to order H.R. 5146 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. 5146 from the
Director of the Congressional Budget Office:
U.S. Congress,
Congressional Budget Office,
Washington, DC, September 19, 2014.
Hon. Bill Shuster,
Chairman, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure,
House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Chairman: The Congressional Budget Office has
reviewed H.R. 5146, a bill to designate the United States
Courthouse located at 700 Grant Street in Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania, as the ``Joseph F. Weis Jr. United States
Courthouse,'' as ordered reported by the House Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure on September 17, 2014.
CBO estimates that enacting this 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 bill contains no intergovernmental
or private-sector mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates
Reform Act and would not affect the budgets of 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,
Douglas W. Elmendorf.
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 700 Grant
Street in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as the ``Joseph F. Weis Jr.
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. 5146 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. 5146 does not
specifically direct the completion of any specific rulemakings
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. 5146 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
This section designates the United States courthouse
located at 700 Grant Street in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as the
``Joseph F. Weis Jr. United States Courthouse''.
Section 2. References
This section states that 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
shall be deemed to be a reference to the ``Joseph F. Weis Jr.
United States Courthouse''.
CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW MADE BY THE BILL, AS REPORTED
H.R. 5146 makes no changes in existing law.