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110TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1st Session 110–72 

TO REDESIGNATE THE FEDERAL BUILDING LOCATED AT 167 NORTH MAIN 

STREET IN MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE, AS THE ‘‘CLIFFORD DAVIS AND 

ODELL HORTON FEDERAL BUILDING’’ 

MARCH 26, 2007.—Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 

Mr. OBERSTAR, from the Committee on Transportation and 

Infrastructure, submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany H.R. 753] 

[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office] 

The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to whom 

was referred the bill (H.R. 753) to redesignate the Federal building 

located at 167 North Main Street in Memphis, Tennessee, as the 

‘‘Clifford Davis/Odell Horton Federal Building’’, having considered 

the same, report favorably thereon with amendments and recommend that the bill as amended do pass. 

The amendment is as follows: 

Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the following: 

SECTION 1. REDESIGNATION. 

The Federal building located at 167 North Main Street in Memphis, Tennessee, 

commonly known as the Clifford Davis Federal Building, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Clifford Davis and Odell Horton Federal Building’’. 

SEC. 2. REFERENCES. 

Any reference in a 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 ‘‘Clifford Davis and Odell Horton Federal Building’’. 

Amend the title so as to read: 

A bill to redesignate the Federal building located at 167 North Main Street in 

Memphis, Tennessee, as the ‘‘Clifford Davis and Odell Horton Federal Building’’. 

PURPOSE OF THE LEGISLATION

H.R. 753, as amended, designates the Clifford Davis Federal 

Building located at 167 North Main Street in Memphis, Tennessee, 

as the ‘‘Clifford Davis and Odell Horton Federal Building’’. 

BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION

Odell Horton was appointed to the United States District Court 

for the Western District of Tennessee by President Jimmy Carter 


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on May 12, 1980. He was the first African-American Federal Judge 

appointed in Tennessee since Reconstruction. He began serving 

four days later, on May 16, 1980. 

Born on May 13, 1929, in Boliver, Tennessee, Horton grew up 

during the Depression and World War II in an environment he described as ‘‘typically rural Southern and typically segregated, with 

all the attendant consequences of that.’’ Horton graduated from 

high school in 1946 and enlisted in the Marine Corps ‘‘as a vehicle 

to find a way out of Bolivar.’’ Ten months later he took advantage 

of an early discharge program designed to reduce the number of 

men in the military, and enrolled in Morehouse College in Atlanta, 

Georgia, using federal aid under the GI bill to finance his tuition. 

The Korean War was underway by the time he graduated in 1951 

and he returned for a second tour in the Marines. 

After his second tour, during which he graduated from the U.S. 

Navy School of Journalism, Horton entered Howard University in 

Washington, DC. He received his law degree in 1956 and moved to 

Memphis, Tennessee, where he started a private law practice. 

In 1962, Horton became Assistant United States Attorney in 

Memphis. He remained in that position until his appointment to 

the Shelby County Criminal Court by Governor Buford Ellington. 

In 1968, Judge Horton ordered the desegregation of Bowld Hospital. A year later, he received the L.M. Graves Memorial Health 

Award for his efforts to advance the cause of health care in Memphis. Judge Horton stepped down from his federal judgeship to 

serve as President of LeMoyne-Owen College, a predominately African-American liberal arts college. 

After serving four years as President of LeMoyne-Owen College, 

Judge Horton ran unsuccessfully for the office of Shelby County 

District Attorney General. He returned to federal service upon his 

appointment as reporter for the Speedy Trial Act Implementation 

Committee by the Western District Court of Tennessee. He later 

served as a U.S. Bankruptcy Judge from 1976 to 1980. Judge Horton also served as Chief Judge for the Western District of Tennessee from January 1, 1987, until December 31, 1993. On May 16, 

1995, he took senior status and retired two years later. 

Judge Horton was a member of the American Bar Association 

and Chair of the National Conference of Federal Trial Judges. He 

also served as a member of the Judicial Conference Committee on 

Defender Services. Morehouse College honored him with an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws. In 2000, the Memphis Bar Association awarded Judge Horton with a Public Service Award. 

Judge Horton died February 22, 2006, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, and was buried in Elmwood Cemetery in Memphis. 

In honor of Judge Horton’s outstanding contributions to the legal 

community in Memphis and his exemplary professional career, it is 

both fitting and proper to designate the Clifford Davis Federal 

Building located on 167 North Main Street in Memphis, Tennessee, 

as the ‘‘Clifford Davis and Odell Horton Federal Building’’. 


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SUMMARY OF THE LEGISLATION

Section 1. Designation 

Section 1 designates the Federal building located at 167 North 

Main Street in Memphis, Tennessee, as the ‘‘Clifford Davis and 

Odell Horton Federal Building’’. 

Section 2. References 

Section 2 declares that any reference in law, map, regulation, 

document, paper, or other record of the United States to the United 

States Federal building referred to in Section 1 shall be deemed to 

be a reference to the ‘‘Clifford Davis and Odell Horton Federal 

Building’’. 

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY AND COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION

On March 1, 2007, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure met in open session to consider H.R. 753 and adopted an 

amendment in the nature of a substitute by voice vote. The amendment changed the slash between Clifford Davis and Odell Horton 

to an ‘‘and’’. The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

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. 753 reported. A motion to order H.R. 753, 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 are to designate the Clifford Davis 


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Federal Building located at 167 North Main Street in Memphis, 

Tennessee, as the ‘‘Clifford Davis and Odell Horton Federal 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. 753 from the Director of the Congressional Budget Office: 

U.S. CONGRESS, 

CONGESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE

Washington, DC, March 5, 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 March 1, 2007: 

• H.R. 753, a bill to redesignate the federal building located 

at 167 North Main Street in Memphis, Tennessee, as the 

‘‘Clifford Davis and Odell Horton Federal Building’’; 

• H.R. 1045. a bill to designate the federal building located 

at 210 Walnut Street in Des Moines, Iowa, as the ‘‘Neal Smith 

Federal Building’’; 

• H.R. 1019, a bill to designate the United States customhouse building located at 31 Gonzalez Clemente Avenue in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, as the ‘‘Rafael Martı ́nez Nadal United 

States Customhouse Building’’; 

• H.R. 735, a bill to designate the federal building under 

construction at 799 First Avenue in New York, New York. as 

the ‘‘Ronald H. Brown United States Mission to the United Nations Building’’; and 

• H.R. 1138. a bill to designate the federal building and 

United States courthous located at 306 East Main Street in 

Elizabeth City, North Carolina, as the ‘‘J. Herbert W. Small 

Federal Building and 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 

Rcfonn 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. 753, 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. 


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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. 753 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. 753 makes no changes in existing law. 

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