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114TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1st Session 114–248 

WILLIAM J. HOLLOWAY, JR. UNITED STATES 

COURTHOUSE 

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015.—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 S. 261] 

[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office] 

The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to whom 

was referred the bill (S. 261) to designate the United States courthouse located at 200 NW 4th Street in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 

as the ‘‘William J. Holloway, 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 ............................................................................... 3 

New Budget Authority and Tax Expenditures ...................................................... 3 

Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate .......................................................... 3 

Performance Goals and Objectives ......................................................................... 3 

Advisory of Earmarks .............................................................................................. 4 

Duplication of Federal Programs ............................................................................ 4 

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 ............................................................ 5 

Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported ..................................... 5 


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PURPOSE OF LEGISLATION

S. 261 designates the United States Courthouse located at 200 

NW 4th Street in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, as the ‘‘William J. 

Holloway, Jr. United States Courthouse’’. 

BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION

S. 261 would designate the United States Courthouse located at 

200 NW 4th Street in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, as the ‘‘William 

J. Holloway, Jr. United States Courthouse’’. 

Judge William J. Holloway, Jr. served for more than 45 years on 

the federal appellate bench, becoming the longest sitting judge on 

the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals. Judge Holloway was born in 

Hugo, Oklahoma and served in the United States Army during 

World War II. Following his service in the United States Army, he 

received his undergraduate degree from the University of Oklahoma and a LL.B. from Harvard Law School. 

Judge Holloway served as an Attorney in the General Litigation 

Section, Claims Division, of the U.S. Department of Justice in 

Washington, D.C. and was in the private practice of law before 

being appointed to the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals by President 

Lyndon B. Johnson in 1968. 

He authored over 900 opinions and served as the courts chief 

judge from 1984 to 1991. Judge Holloway took senior status in 

1992 and served until his death in 2014. 

HEARINGS

No hearings were held on S. 261. 

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY AND CONSIDERATION

On January 27, 2015, Senator James M. Inhofe (R–OK) introduced S. 261, a bill to designate the United States courthouse located at 200 NW 4th Street in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, as the 

‘‘William J. Holloway, Jr. United States Courthouse’’. On May 4, 

2015, the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works reported S. 261 without amendment. On May 21, 2015, S. 261 passed 

the Senate by Unanimous Consent. On May 22, 2015, the bill was 

received in the House of Representatives and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. 

On July 23, 2015, 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 S. 261. 


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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 Committees 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 S. 261 from the Director of the Congressional Budget Office: 

U.S. CONGRESS, 

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE, 

Washington, DC, July 28, 2015. 

Hon. BILL SHUSTER, 

Chairman, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 

House of Representatives, Washington, DC. 

DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: The Congressional Budget Office has reviewed the following legislation ordered reported by the House 

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on July 23, 2015: 

• H.R. 2954, a bill to designate the federal building located 

at 617 Walnut Street in Helena, Arkansas, as the ‘‘Jacob 

Trieber Federal Building, United States Post Office, and 

United States Court House’’; and 

• S. 261, an act to designate the United States courthouse 

located at 200 NW 4th Street in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, as 

the ‘‘William J. Holloway, Jr. United States Courthouse.’’ 

CBO estimates that enacting those pieces of legislation would 

have no significant effect on the federal budget and would not affect direct spending or revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply. 

The pieces of legislation contain no intergovernmental or privatesector mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform 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, 

ROBERT A. SUNSHINE

(For Keith Hall, Director). 

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 


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courthouse located at 200 NW 4th Street in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, as the ‘‘William J. Holloway, 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(g) of H. Res. 5, 114th Cong. (2015), the 

Committee finds that no provision of S. 261 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(i) of H. Res. 5, 114th Cong. (2015), the 

Committee finds that enacting S. 261 does not direct the completion of a specific rule making 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 S. 261 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). 


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SECTION-BY-SECTION ANALYSIS OF LEGISLATION

Section 1. William J. Holloway, Jr. United States Courthouse 

Section 1(a) designates the United States courthouse located at 

200 NW 4th Street in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, as the ‘‘William 

J. Holloway, Jr. United States Courthouse’’. 

Section 1(b) deems 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 subsection (a) 

as a reference to the ‘‘William J. Holloway, Jr. United States 

Courthouse’’. 

CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW MADE BY THE BILL, AS REPORTED

S. 261 makes no changes in existing law. 

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