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106TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2d Session 106–542 

AUTHORIZING THE USE OF THE CAPITOL GROUNDS FOR 

THE 200TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION OF THE LIBRARY OF 

CONGRESS 

MARCH 23, 2000.—Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 

Mr. SHUSTER, from the Committee on Transportation and 

Infrastructure, submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany H. Con. Res. 279] 

[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office] 

The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to whom 

was referred the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 279) authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the 200th birthday celebration of the Library of Congress, having considered the same, report 

favorably thereon without amendment and recommend that the 

concurrent resolution be agreed to. 

House Concurrent Resolution 279, authorizes the use of the Capitol Grounds for the 200th birthday celebration of the Library of 

Congress to be held on April 24, 2000. The resolution also authorizes the Architect of the Capitol and the Capitol Police Board to 

take such actions and prescribe such conditions as necessary for 

carrying out the event in complete compliance with the rules and 

regulations governing the use of the Capitol Grounds. The event 

will be open to the public and free of admission charge. In addition, 

sales, advertisements, displays, and solicitations are explicitly prohibited on the Capitol Grounds for this event. 

The Library of Congress’s birthday celebration includes a free 

concert, open to the public, between noon and 1:30 p.m. The concert 

will be held on the West Front Plaza of the Jefferson Building facing the United States Capitol. First Street between Independence 

Avenue and East Capitol Street will be closed so the concert can 

be viewed from the East Front of the Capitol. 

COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION

On March 16, 2000, the Committee met in open session and ordered reported H. Con. Res. 279, to authorize the use of the Capitol 


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Grounds for the Library of Congress’s 200th birthday celebration, 

approved March 15, 2000, by the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, Hazardous Materials and Pipeline 

Transportation, by voice vote with a quorum present. There were 

no recorded votes taken during Committee consideration of H. Con. 

Res. 279. 

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. Con. Res. 279 reported. 

A motion by Mr. Franks to order H. Con. Res. 279 favorably reported to the House was agreed to by voice vote, a quorum being 

present. 

COST OF THE LEGISLATION

Clause 3(d)(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 section 308(a) of 

the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the Committee references 

the report of the Congressional Budget Office below. 

2. With respect to the requirement of clause 3(c)(4) of rule XIII 

of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the Committee has 

received no report of oversight findings and recommendations from 

the Committee on Government Reform on the subject of H. Con. 

Res. 279. 

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 

following cost estimate for H. Con. Res. 279 from the Director of 

the Congressional Budget Office. 

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE

H. Con. Res. 279—Authorizing the use of the Capitol grounds for 

the 200th birthday celebration of the Library of Congress 

H. Con. Res. 279 would authorize the Library of Congress to use 

the Capitol grounds on April 24, 2000, or on such other date as the 

Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration may jointly designate. CBO estimates that passage of H. Con. Res. 279 would result in no significant cost to the federal government. 

The CBO staff contact for this estimate is John R. Righter. The 

estimate was approved by Peter H. Fontaine, Deputy Assistant Director for Budget Analysis. 


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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. 

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