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106TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2d Session 106–538

AARON E. HENRY FEDERAL BUILDING AND UNITED

STATES COURTHOUSE

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.R. 1279]

[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to whom

was referred the bill (H.R. 1279) to designate the Federal building

and United States post office located at 223 Sharkey Street in

Clarksdale, Mississippi, as the ‘‘Aaron E. Henry Federal Building

and United States Post Office’’, having considered the same, report

favorably thereon with amendments and recommend that the bill

as amended do pass.

The amendments are as follows:

Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert in lieu thereof

the following:

SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.

The Federal building and United States courthouse located at 236 Sharkey Street

in Clarksdale, Mississippi, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Aaron E. Henry

Federal Building and United States Courthouse’’.

SEC. 2. REFERENCES.

Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the

United States to the Federal building and United States courthouse referred to in

section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Aaron E. Henry Federal Building

and United States Courthouse’’.

Amend the title so as to read:

A bill to designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at

236 Sharkey Street in Clarksdale, Mississippi, as the ‘‘Aaron E. Henry Federal

Building and United States Courthouse’’.

Dr. Aaron E. Henry was a civil rights pioneer from the State of

Mississippi. He was born in Clarksdale, Mississippi in 1921, and

attended public schools in Coahoma County. In 1943, he joined the

United States Army achieving the rank of Staff Sergeant. Fol-
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lowing his tour of duty, Dr. Henry attended Xavier University in

New Orleans, where he received his degree in pharmacy. In 1950,

he returned to Clarksdale to open a drug store.

In 1953, Dr. Henry organized the Coahoma County Branch of the

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

(NAACP), and served as the state NAACP President from 1960

until 1993. He was instrumental, as chairman of the Mississippi

Freedom Democratic Party, in the creation of the integration of political activity in Mississippi. He also participated in the Freedom

Rider Movement and in the Mississippi Freedom Summer’s nonviolent campaigns of public protest that led to the passage of the

Public Accommodations sections of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

In 1979, Dr. Henry was elected to represent District 26 of

Coahoma County, in the Mississippi House of Representatives, and

returned to office in 1983 and 1987. Dr. Henry held numerous positions in the political, educational and religious communities, and

excelled in all. He was a mentor, a humanitarian, and a scholar,

dedicated to his causes.

This designation is a fitting honor.

COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION

On March 16, 2000, the Committee met in open session and ordered reported H.R. 1279, as amended, designating the Federal

building and United States courthouse located at 236 Sharkey

Street in Clarksdale, Mississippi as the ‘‘Aaron E. Henry Federal

Building and United States Courthouse,’’ 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.R. 1279, as amended.

RECORD 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 recorded votes taken in connection with ordering H.R. 1279, as

amended, reported. A motion by Mr. Franks to order H.R. 1279, as

amended, 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
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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.R. 1279,

as amended.

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.R. 1279, as amended, from the Director of the Congressional Budget Office.

U.S. CONGRESS,

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE,

Washington, DC, March 20, 2000.

Hon. BUD SHUSTER,

Chairman, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, U.S.

House of Representatives, Washington, DC.

DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: The Congressional Budget Office has reviewed the following bills, which were ordered reported by the

House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on March

16, 2000. CBO estimates that their enactment would have no significant impact on the federal budget, and would not affect direct

spending or receipts; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures would not

apply. The 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. The

bills reviewed are:

H.R. 938, a bill to designate the federal building located at

290 Broadway in New York, New York, as the ‘‘Ronald H.

Brown Federal Building;’’

H.R. 1279, a bill to designate the federal building and United

States courthouse located at 236 Sharkey Street in Clarksdale,

Mississippi, as the ‘‘Aaron E. Henry Federal Building and

United States Courthouse;’’

H.R. 1605, a bill to designate the federal building and United

States courthouse located at 402 North Walnut Street in Harrison, Arkansas, as the ‘‘J. Smith Henley Federal Building and

United States Courthouse;’’ and

H.R. 2412, a bill to designate the federal building and United

States courthouse located at 1300 South Harrison Street in

Fort Wayne, Indiana, as the ‘‘E. Ross Adair Federal Building

and United States Courthouse.’’

If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be pleased

to provide them. The CBO staff contact is John R. Righter.

Sincerely,

BARRY B. ANDERSON

(For Dan L. Crippin, Director).

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
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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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