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111TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1st Session 111–213 

WILLIAM O. LIPINSKI FEDERAL BUILDING 

JULY 20, 2009.—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. 2498] 

[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office] 

The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to whom 

was referred the bill (H.R. 2498) to designate the Federal building 

located at 844 North Rush Street in Chicago, Illinois, as the ‘‘William O. Lipinski Federal Building’’, having considered the same, report favorably thereon without amendment and recommend that 

the bill do pass. 

PURPOSE OF THE LEGISLATION

H.R. 2498 designates the Federal building located at 844 North 

Rush Street in Chicago, Illinois, as the ‘‘William O. Lipinski Federal Building’’. 

BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION

Former Representative William O. Lipinski was a leader on 

transportation issues while he represented the 3rd and 5th Congressional Districts of Illinois. Representative William Lipinski was 

born in Chicago on December 22, 1937. He attended Loras College 

in Dubuque, Iowa, and served in the United States Army Reserves 

from 1961 to 1967. 

After serving in the armed forces, Representative Lipinski held 

several different public service positions in Chicago, Illinois, including working at the Chicago Park District for over 17 years. 

He was an Alderman in Chicago, a city councilman, and held 

several different positions within the Democratic Party in Chicago. 

Representative Lipinski was elected to Congress in 1982, and 

served until 2005. 

Representative William O. Lipinski was a leader on the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure throughout his tenure 


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in Congress. He served as the senior Democrat on the Subcommittee on Railroads, the Subcommittee on Aviation, and the 

Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. He strongly advocated for 

transportation and connectivity issues in his district, whether it 

was providing a local airport with access for financing for infrastructure improvement or providing public transit options to areas 

in his Congressional district that lacked access. Representative Lipinski also played a large role in national transportation policy by 

taking leadership roles in the past two transportation authorization bills that provided funding for local priorities in highways, 

highway safety, public transit, and surface transportation programs. 

Representative William O. Lipinski retired in 2005, and was succeeded by his son, Representative Daniel Lipinski. 

SUMMARY OF THE LEGISLATION

Section 1. Designation 

Section 1 designates the Federal building located at 844 North 

Rush Street in Chicago, Illinois, as the ‘‘William O. Lipinski Federal Building’’. 

Sec. 2. References 

Section 2 indicates that 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 ‘‘William O. Lipinski Federal Building’’. 

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY AND COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION

In the 111th Congress, Representative James L. Oberstar introduced H.R. 2498 on May 19, 2009. This bill has not been introduced in a previous Congress. On June 4, 2009, the Committee on 

Transportation and Infrastructure met in open session, and ordered 

the bill reported favorably to the House by voice vote with a 

quorum present. 

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 consideration of H.R. 2498 

or ordering the bill reported. A motion to order H.R. 2498 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)(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

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pared 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 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 Federal building located at 844 North Rush Street in Chicago, IL, as the ‘‘William O. Lipinski 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. 2498 from the Director of the Congressional Budget Office: 

U.S. CONGRESS, 

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE, 

Washington, DC, June 5, 2009. 

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 legislation as ordered reported by the House 

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on June 4, 2009: 

• H.R. 2053, a bill to designate the United States courthouse 

located at 525 Magoffin Avenue in El Paso, Texas, as the ‘‘Albert Armendariz, Sr., United States Courthouse’’; 

• H.R. 2498, a bill to designate the federal building located 

at 844 North Rush Street in Chicago, Illinois, as the ‘‘William 

O. Lipinski Federal Building’’; and 

• H.R. 1687, a bill to designate the federally occupied building located at McKinley Avenue and Third Street, SW., Canton, Ohio, as the ‘‘Ralph Regula Federal Building and United 

States Courthouse’’. 

CBO estimates that enacting those pieces of legislation would 

have no significant impact on the federal budget and would not affect direct spending or revenues. 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. 

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

to provide them. The CBO staff contact is Matthew Pickford. 

Sincerely, 

DOUGLAS W. ELMENDORF, 

Director. 


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COMPLIANCE WITH HOUSE RULE XXI

Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of 

Representatives, H.R. 2498 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. 

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 

(P.L. 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. 2498 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 (P.L. 104–1). 

CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW MADE BY THE BILL, AS REPORTED

H.R. 2498 makes no changes in existing law. 

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