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106TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1st Session 106–110

J.J. ‘‘JAKE’’ PICKLE FEDERAL BUILDING

APRIL 27, 1999.—Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed

Mr. SHUSTER, from the Committee on Transportation and

Infrastructure, submitted the following

REPORT

[To accompany H.R. 118]

[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to whom

was referred the bill (H.R. 118) to designate the Federal building

located at 300 East 8th Street in Austin, Texas, as the ‘‘J.J. ‘Jake’

Pickle Federal Building’’, having considered the same, report favorably thereon without amendment and recommend that the bill do

pass.

James Jarrell ‘‘Jake’’ Pickle was born in Roscoe, Texas, on October 11, 1913. He attended public schools and earned his B.A. from

the University of Texas in 1938.

Upon graduation from college, Congressman Pickle accepted and

held the position of Area Director for the National Youth Administration, from 1938 until 1941. He then spent the next three and a

half years with the United States Navy in the Pacific during World

War II.

After serving in the Navy, Congressman Pickle returned to Austin, Texas, and entered the radio business, and engaged in advertising, and public relations from 1946 to 1956. From 1957 until

1960, Congressman Pickle served as the Director of the Texas State

Democratic Executive Committee. In 1961, he was appointed to the

Texas Employment Commission and served on the commission

until his resignation in 1963. In 1963, Congressman Pickle was

elected to the United States House of Representatives in a special

election to fill a vacant seat created by Congressman Thornberry’s

resignation. He was then re-elected to the next fifteen succeeding

Congresses until his retirement on January 3, 1995.

During his tenure in Congress, Congressman Pickle provided a

strong voice on civil rights issues. He vigorously advocated and

supported such historic legislation as the Civil Rights Act of 1964
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and the Voting Rights Act. For over thirty years, Congressman

Pickle continuously worked on behalf of civil rights issues, and

equal opportunities for women and minorities. In addition, as Chair

of the Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee and the Social Security Subcommittee, he worked to shape the system of Medicare

and see that it fulfilled its intended purpose of providing basic

health care for those that required assistance, and assured the continuance of Social Security.

Congressman Pickle was a dedicated public servant who remained close to his Texas constituents. This legislation honors Congressman Pickle.

HEARINGS AND LEGISLATIVE HISTORY

No hearings were held on H.R. 118.

COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION

On April 22, 1999, the Full Committee met in open session and

ordered reported H.R. 118, to designate the federal building located

at 300 East 8th Street, Austin, Texas as the ‘‘J.J. ‘Jake’ Pickle Federal Building,’’ approved April 21, 1999 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. 118.

ROLLCALL 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 rollcall 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. 118 favorably reported. A motion by Mr. Franks to order H.R. 118 favorably reported to the House was agreed to by voice vote, a quorum being

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.

COST OF 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 308(a) of the
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Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the Committee references the

report of the Congressional Budget Office included 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. 118.

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. 118 from the Director of the Congressional Budget Office.

U.S. CONGRESS, CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE, Washington, DC, April 26, 1999.

Hon. BUD SHUSTER,

Chairman, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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 April

22, 1999. 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 or state, local, or tribal governments. The

bills reviewed are:

H.R. 118, a bill to designate the federal building located at

300 East 8th Street, in Austin, Texas, as the ‘‘J.J. ‘Jake’ Pickle

Federal Building’’;

H.R. 560, a bill to designate the federal building and United

States courthouse located at the intersection of Comercio and

San Justo Streets in San Juan, Puerto Rico, as the ‘‘Jose ́ V. Toledo Federal Building and United States Courthouse’’;

H.R. 686, a bill to designate a United States courthouse in

Brownsville, Texas, as the ‘‘Garza-Vela United States Courthouse’’;

H.R. 1121, a bill to designate the federal building and United

States courthouse located at 18 Greenville Street in Newman,

Georgia, as the ‘‘Lewis R. Morgan Federal Building and United

States Courthouse’’;

S. 437, an act to designate the United States Courthouse

under construction at 333 Las Vegas Boulevard South in Las

Vegas, Nevada, as the ‘‘Lloyd D. George United States Courthouse’’; and

S. 460, an act to designate the United States courthouse located at 401 South Michigan Street in South Bend, Indiana, as

the ‘‘Robert K. Rodibaugh United States Bankruptcy Courthouse.’’
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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. Crippen, 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

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.)

ADVISORY COMMITTEE STATEMENT

No advisory committees within the meaning of section 5(b) of the

Federal Advisory Committee Act were 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.)

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